Housing in DE5 9RL
What the homes in DE5 9RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,398 (2024)
DE5 9RLRipley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (34%). Flats make up 9.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE5 9RL area is broadly in line with that, at 67%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.7% of households against 20.5%. 35.9% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned67%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented21.7%20.5%
- Social rented10.9%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 2.1 people living in it. 36.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22.2%. 21.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Amber Valley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Amber Valley, August 2026, +4% 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 DE5 9RL sits in (Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville): about 1,398 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.