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Housing in DE5 9UA

What the homes in DE5 9UA 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
1,461 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (56.4%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE5 9UAEngland
Detached56.4%22.9%
Semi-detached31.6%31.5%
Terraced9.7%23%
Purpose-built flat0.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE5 9UA area is above that, at 84.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.7% of households against 20.5%. 46% own outright and 38.5% with a mortgage.

DE5 9UA
84%
England
  • Owned84.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented9.7%20.5%
  • Social rented4.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE5 9UAEngland
Owned outright46%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association3.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE5 9UAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.6%. 22.5% of households include dependent children.

DE5 9UAEngland
Living alone, under 6616.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%12.8%
Couple, no children18.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

Amber ValleyEngland
All homes£799£1,459
One bedroom£584£1,195
Two bedrooms£741£1,335
Three bedrooms£914£1,489
Four or more£1,280£2,161
Detached£1,061£1,640
Semi-detached£843£1,449
Terraced£771£1,435
Flat or maisonette£638£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DE5 9UA sits in (Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville): about 1,461 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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