Housing in DE21 4EA
What the homes in DE21 4EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Breadsall Hilltop
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,105 (2024)
DE21 4EADerby
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (54.9%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE21 4EA area is broadly in line with that, at 59.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.5% of households against 20.5%. 20.4% own outright and 39.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented23.5%20.5%
- Social rented15.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 25.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.6%. 30.3% 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 4EA sits in (Breadsall Hilltop): about 2,105 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.