Housing in DE4 4BS
What the homes in DE4 4BS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wirksworth
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,567 (2024)
DE4 4BSMatlock
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (54.9%). Flats make up 7.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE4 4BS area is broadly in line with that, at 61.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.9% of households against 20.5%. 38.9% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.5%1%
- Private rented5.9%20.5%
- Social rented30.2%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. 28.8% 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 17.9%. 24.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Derbyshire Dales
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Derbyshire Dales, August 2026, +9% 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 DE4 4BS sits in (Wirksworth): about 1,567 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.