Housing in DE21 6GX
What the homes in DE21 6GX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chaddesden West
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
DE21 6GXDerby
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
29.7% of households in the DE21 6GX area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 13.4% own outright and 16.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented8.1%20.5%
- Social rented60.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.5%). 33.9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DE21 6GX (Chaddesden West) (about 1,615 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.