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Housing in DE12 6LY

What the homes in DE12 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton
Council
South Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,165 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (41%). Flats make up 2.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE12 6LYEngland
Detached41%22.9%
Semi-detached36%31.5%
Terraced19.9%23%
Purpose-built flat1.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE12 6LY area is above that, at 83%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.7% of households against 20.5%. 42.3% own outright and 40.7% with a mortgage.

DE12 6LY
83%
15%
England
  • Owned83%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented14.7%20.5%
  • Social rented1.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE12 6LYEngland
Owned outright42.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association0.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE12 6LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.8%. 20.9% of households include dependent children.

DE12 6LYEngland
Living alone, under 6615.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.8%12.8%
Couple, no children24.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

South DerbyshireEngland
All homes£882£1,459
One bedroom£611£1,195
Two bedrooms£801£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,006£1,489
Four or more£1,441£2,161
Detached£1,163£1,640
Semi-detached£927£1,449
Terraced£869£1,435
Flat or maisonette£691£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DE12 6LY sits in (Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton): about 2,165 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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