Housing in DE55 4GR
What the homes in DE55 4GR 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
- 1,443 (2024)
DE55 4GRAlfreton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (39.4%). Flats make up 19.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE55 4GR area is below that, at 45.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.1% of households against 20.5%. 22.8% own outright and 22.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented26.1%20.5%
- Social rented28.1%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. 40.2% 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 26.9%. 24.8% 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 4GR sits in (Somercotes & Pye Bridge): about 1,443 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.