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Housing in DE12 6PY

What the homes in DE12 6PY 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
1,649 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (55.4%). Flats make up 4.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE12 6PYEngland
Detached16.3%22.9%
Semi-detached55.4%31.5%
Terraced23.7%23%
Purpose-built flat4.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE12 6PY area is broadly in line with that, at 68%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.4% of households against 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.

DE12 6PY
68%
13%
17%
England
  • Owned68%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented13.4%20.5%
  • Social rented17.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE12 6PYEngland
Owned outright34.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.4%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council13.9%8.3%
From a housing association3.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE12 6PYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.9%. 23.7% of households include dependent children.

DE12 6PYEngland
Living alone, under 6616.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.6%12.8%
Couple, no children18.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 6PY sits in (Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton): about 1,649 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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