Housing in DE4 4DS
What the homes in DE4 4DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wirksworth
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,550 (2024)
DE4 4DSMatlock
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.1%). Flats make up 16.8%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65.3% of households in the DE4 4DS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 42.9% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented20.1%20.5%
- Social rented12.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20%). 20.5% 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). 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 DE4 4DS (Wirksworth) (about 1,550 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.