Population
2,455
Info
LSOA residents
7 Pelton House Farm Estate, Station Lane, Pelton Fell, Chester le Street, DH2 2RF
UPRN:200003836717-Beds -Built -
Tenure: -Council Tax: -EPC: -
Data freshness:Listing· freshListing: fresh, refreshed 2d ago (2026-10-23T04:00:04.135672+00:00)Planning· 5mo agoPlanning: stale, refreshed 5mo ago (2026-06-07T06:41:29.969198+00:00)Risk· 2y agoRisk: stale, refreshed 2y ago (2024-12-31T00:00:00+00:00)Amenities· 1mo agoAmenities: ageing, refreshed 1mo ago (2026-09-23T00:00:00+00:00)Area· Census 2021Area: static reference data (Census 2021); authoritative and does not refresh
Area Profile · LSOA
County Durham 005D
Census neighbourhood in County Durham
2.7% households deprivedRental demand 24/100
Population
2,455
LSOA residents
Density
1.00k
people / km²
Median Age
41.3
years
Median Earnings
£29.7k
local authority
Tenant profile
Mixed
Pelton is a residential area with median annual earnings of £29,718 across its local authority, population 2,455, and 2.7% of households deprived in 3 or more census dimensions.
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Area dimensions at a glance
Median earnings
£29.7k
Neutral
Local authority, ONS ASHE
Owner Occupied
78%
Strong
Census 2021
Households Deprived
2.7%
Strong
In 3+ of 4 census dimensions
Professional Employment
29%
Neutral
Manager + professional
Degree+ Educated
25%
Neutral
Working-age residents
Rental Demand
24/100
Neutral
Index
Population Density
1,000/km²
Info
Suburban
Tenure split
Owner-occupier dominance acts as a price-stability anchor; the private-rent share drives investor depth.
78%
12%
Owner-occupied
78%
881 households
Private rent
12%
135 households
Social rent
7.9%
89 households
Property mix
Distribution of dwelling types across the LSOA, weighted by VOA council-tax stock and ONS housing counts.
- Detached23.8%269
- Semi-detached-
- Terraced-
- Flats & apartments2%23
- Other / converted-
Who lives here
Age profile
Median age 41.3
- Under 1617%
- Working age (16-64)64%
- 65 and over19%
Employment
28.6% professional
- Professional28.6%
- Managerial-
- Service sector-
- Work from home29.7%
- Unemployed0.2%
Lifestyle
25.3% Level 4+
- No car / van14.9%
- Good health82.1%
- Degree-level qualified25.3%
Ethnicity & diversity
Composition across the five ONS Census ethnic groupings. The mixed and other groups are not published for this area.
98.2%
- White98.2%
- Asian0.6%
- Black0%
- Mixed-
- Other-
Household deprivation
2.7%of households are deprived in 3 or more of the 4 census dimensions
The four dimensions are education, employment, health and housing. Higher means more deprived. This area is below the England and Wales rate of 4.0%.
- This area (LSOA)2.7%
- England and Wales4.0%
This is the census household measure. It is not the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
ONS Census 2021 (TS011)
Population and income trend data not available for this area
Five-year population and median income series for this neighbourhood.
Why: No historic series is published for this area.