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Housing in DE4 4DW

What the homes in DE4 4DW 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (33.1%). Flats make up 16.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

DE4 4DWEngland
Detached18.7%22.9%
Semi-detached33.1%31.5%
Terraced31.3%23%
Purpose-built flat8.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE4 4DW area is broadly in line with that, at 65.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.1% of households against 20.5%. 42.9% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.

DE4 4DW
65%
20%
13%
England
  • Owned65.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented20.1%20.5%
  • Social rented12.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE4 4DWEngland
Owned outright42.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council2.5%8.3%
From a housing association10.1%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

DE4 4DWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20%. 20.5% of households include dependent children.

DE4 4DWEngland
Living alone, under 6618.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20%12.8%
Couple, no children20%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

Derbyshire DalesEngland
All homes£819£1,459
One bedroom£593£1,195
Two bedrooms£760£1,335
Three bedrooms£909£1,489
Four or more£1,352£2,161
Detached£1,089£1,640
Semi-detached£886£1,449
Terraced£768£1,435
Flat or maisonette£651£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DE4 4DW sits in (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.

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