Housing in DE21 4DB
What the homes in DE21 4DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Breadsall Hilltop
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,482 (2024)
DE21 4DBDerby
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (66%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE21 4DB area is broadly in line with that, at 61%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.7% of households against 20.5%. 31.3% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned61%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented15.7%20.5%
- Social rented22.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 18.2%. 30% 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 DE21 4DB sits in (Breadsall Hilltop): about 1,482 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.