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Housing in DE55 5JQ

What the homes in DE55 5JQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
South Normanton West
Council
Bolsover
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,172 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (65.4%). Flats make up 3.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE55 5JQEngland
Detached20.6%22.9%
Semi-detached65.4%31.5%
Terraced10.1%23%
Purpose-built flat3.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.8% of households in the DE55 5JQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.

DE55 5JQ
64%
28%
England
  • Owned63.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented7.6%20.5%
  • Social rented28.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DE55 5JQEngland
Owned outright29.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council27.8%8.3%
From a housing association0.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE55 5JQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.9%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.

DE55 5JQEngland
Living alone, under 6613.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.3%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bolsover

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bolsover (August 2026, +4.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BolsoverEngland
All homes£706£1,459
One bedroom£497£1,195
Two bedrooms£645£1,335
Three bedrooms£747£1,489
Four or more£1,124£2,161
Detached£950£1,640
Semi-detached£732£1,449
Terraced£688£1,435
Flat or maisonette£562£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DE55 5JQ (South Normanton West) (about 1,172 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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