Housing in DE55 4DD
What the homes in DE55 4DD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Somercotes & Pye Bridge
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,492 (2024)
DE55 4DDAlfreton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (47.3%). Flats make up 15.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE55 4DD area is well below that, at 31.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.8% of households against 20.5%. 15.6% own outright and 15.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented10.8%20.5%
- Social rented58%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 2.2 people living in it. 38.3% 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 24%. 29.8% 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 DE55 4DD sits in (Somercotes & Pye Bridge): about 1,492 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.