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Housing in DE55 5SD

What the homes in DE55 5SD 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
1,496 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (38.7%). Flats make up 3.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE55 5SDEngland
Detached37.3%22.9%
Semi-detached38.7%31.5%
Terraced20.8%23%
Purpose-built flat2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE55 5SD area is above that, at 73.9%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.3% of households against 20.5%. 46.3% own outright and 27.6% with a mortgage.

DE55 5SD
74%
16%
England
  • Owned73.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented16.3%20.5%
  • Social rented9.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE55 5SDEngland
Owned outright46.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council8.7%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE55 5SDEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.7%. 19.4% of households include dependent children.

DE55 5SDEngland
Living alone, under 6616.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.3%12.8%
Couple, no children20.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 5SD sits in (Tibshelf, Newton & Hardwick Park): about 1,496 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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