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Housing in DE55 5PS

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

Neighbourhood
Tibshelf, Newton & Hardwick Park
Council
Bolsover
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,743 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (50.4%). Flats make up 3.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE55 5PSEngland
Detached21.1%22.9%
Semi-detached50.4%31.5%
Terraced24.8%23%
Purpose-built flat1.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE55 5PS area is broadly in line with that, at 60.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.5% of households against 20.5%. 25.6% own outright and 35.2% with a mortgage.

DE55 5PS
61%
19%
18%
England
  • Owned60.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented19.5%20.5%
  • Social rented18.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE55 5PSEngland
Owned outright25.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council16.6%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE55 5PSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.7%. 32.6% of households include dependent children.

DE55 5PSEngland
Living alone, under 6617%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children19.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DE55 5PS sits in (Tibshelf, Newton & Hardwick Park): about 1,743 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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