Housing in DE1 2AE
What the homes in DE1 2AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cathedral Quarter & California
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,914 (2024)
DE1 2AEDerby
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (82.3%). Flats make up 95.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE1 2AE area is less than half that, at 6.5%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 55.4% of households against 20.5%. 2.7% own outright and 3.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned6.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented55.4%20.5%
- Social rented37.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 65.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 59.6%. 7.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Derby
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Derby, August 2026, +3.1% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DE1 2AE sits in (Cathedral Quarter & California): about 1,914 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.