Housing in DE12 6JS
What the homes in DE12 6JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Swadlincote South
- Council
- South Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
DE12 6JSSwadlincote
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43.1%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE12 6JS area is broadly in line with that, at 68.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.4% of households against 20.5%. 36.2% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented24.4%20.5%
- Social rented6.5%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 2.2 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.6%. 26.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in South Derbyshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Derbyshire, August 2026, +4.6% 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 DE12 6JS sits in (Swadlincote South): about 1,667 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.