Residential dwellings
5,297
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
DL4 rents and yields
Asking rent £567/month · Gross yield 8.9% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is DL4?
DL4: residential dwellings 5,297.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.0%
DL4 ranks 2nd of 19 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 5,377
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.1%
- HMO-shaped units
- 2.0%
- EPC A or B
- 6.7%
- EPC D or worse
- 51%
What does DL4 earn?
DL4: asking rent £567/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 96 lets).
Asking rent
£567/month 12 months to Sep 2026
96 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 96 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
8.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
119 lets
+10.6% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 119 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
48 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Who owns DL4?
Corporate landlords hold 93% of the 476 units in DL4 whose freeholder is classified; 92% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords93% of classified · 442 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)3.6% of classified · 17 units
- Housing associations2.7% of classified · 13 units
- RMC0.8% of classified · 4 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does DL4 rank?
DL4 ranks 18th of 18 postcode districts in County Durham for asking rent, at £567/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in County Durham
DL4 ranks 18th of 18 postcode districts in County Durham for asking rent, at £567/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DH1 | £1,400/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,188 | measured |
| 2 | DL12 | £798/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 73 | indicative |
| 3 | DH7 | £793/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 443 | measured |
| 4 | DL13 | £786/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 60 | indicative |
| 5 | TS21 | £765/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 49 | indicative |
| 18 | DL4 | £567/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 96 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in County Durham
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in County Durham
DL4 ranks 1st of 18 postcode districts in County Durham for gross yield, asking basis, at 8.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DL4 | 8.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 119 | measured |
| 2 | SR8 | 8.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 357 | measured |
| 3 | DL14 | 6.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 728 | measured |
| 4 | DL17 | 6.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 237 | measured |
| 5 | DH9 | 6.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 397 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in County Durham
Where next from DL4?
- County DurhamThe wider market this area sits in.
- DH1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,121/m² · Sep 2026
- DH2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,046/m² · Sep 2026
- DH3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,343/m² · Sep 2026
- DH6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £1,827/m² · Sep 2026
- DH7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £1,647/m² · Sep 2026
- DH9Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £1,452/m² · Sep 2026
- DL12Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,979/m² · Sep 2026
- DL13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,179/m² · Sep 2026
- DL2Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,122/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about DL4
- What is the average rent in DL4?
- Homes to let in DL4 asked a median £567/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 96 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in DL4?
- 8.9% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 119 lets. +10.6% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in DL4?
- DL4 has 5,297 homes, 0.0% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about DL4
- Property values in DL4Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in DL4Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in DL4What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in DL4What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in DL4Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in DL4What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in DL4Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 96 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 119 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |