Housing in DE21 6AF
What the homes in DE21 6AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chaddesden West
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,531 (2024)
DE21 6AFDerby
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (43.8%). Flats make up 3.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE21 6AF area is broadly in line with that, at 58.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.3% of households against 20.5%. 31.7% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented29.3%20.5%
- Social rented12.1%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 2.2 people living in it. 33.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.7%. 20.5% 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 6AF sits in (Chaddesden West): about 1,531 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.