Housing in DE55 4FD
What the homes in DE55 4FD 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
- 1,500 (2024)
DE55 4FDAlfreton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (34.3%). Flats make up 5.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE55 4FD area is broadly in line with that, at 67.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.9% of households against 20.5%. 32.9% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented23.9%20.5%
- Social rented7.4%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. 33.2% 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 23.5%. 25.1% 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 DE55 4FD sits in (Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville): about 1,500 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.