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Housing in TS21 2EB

What the homes in TS21 2EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,157 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39%). Flats make up 7.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TS21 2EBEngland
Detached24.3%22.9%
Semi-detached39%31.5%
Terraced29%23%
Purpose-built flat6.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.6% of households in the TS21 2EB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 33.6% own outright and 30.9% with a mortgage.

TS21 2EB
65%
12%
22%
England
  • Owned64.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented12.3%20.5%
  • Social rented21.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TS21 2EBEngland
Owned outright33.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council8.2%8.3%
From a housing association13.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TS21 2EBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.6%). 23.5% of households include dependent children.

TS21 2EBEngland
Living alone, under 6616.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.6%12.8%
Couple, no children16.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.8%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 TS21 2EB (Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham) (about 2,157 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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