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Housing in DL17 9BF

What the homes in DL17 9BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,537 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (79.4%). Flats make up 0.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DL17 9BFEngland
Detached9.6%22.9%
Semi-detached79.4%31.5%
Terraced10.2%23%
Purpose-built flat0.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.9% of households in the DL17 9BF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.1% own outright and 21.8% with a mortgage.

DL17 9BF
58%
13%
29%
England
  • Owned57.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented12.6%20.5%
  • Social rented29.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DL17 9BFEngland
Owned outright36.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.8%2.2%
From the council17.4%8.3%
From a housing association11.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DL17 9BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.6%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.

DL17 9BFEngland
Living alone, under 6619.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%12.8%
Couple, no children16.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in County Durham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in County Durham (August 2026, +6.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

County DurhamEngland
All homes£650£1,459
One bedroom£456£1,195
Two bedrooms£579£1,335
Three bedrooms£693£1,489
Four or more£999£2,161
Detached£878£1,640
Semi-detached£683£1,449
Terraced£682£1,435
Flat or maisonette£547£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DL17 9BF (Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill) (about 1,537 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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