Housing in DE23 4ED
What the homes in DE23 4ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Littleover West & Heatherton
- Council
- Derby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,711 (2024)
DE23 4EDDerby
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (36.3%). Flats make up 35.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE23 4ED area is broadly in line with that, at 59.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 18.2% of households against 20.5%. 35.1% own outright and 24.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented18.2%20.5%
- Social rented22.1%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 2.3 people living in it. 34.3% 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 19.8%. 28.2% 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 DE23 4ED sits in (Littleover West & Heatherton): about 1,711 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.