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Housing in DE55 5TE

What the homes in DE55 5TE 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
1,474 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (43.4%). Flats make up 4.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE55 5TEEngland
Detached37%22.9%
Semi-detached43.4%31.5%
Terraced15.3%23%
Purpose-built flat3.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE55 5TE area is above that, at 75.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.7% of households against 20.5%. 44.4% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.

DE55 5TE
76%
14%
England
  • Owned75.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented9.7%20.5%
  • Social rented13.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE55 5TEEngland
Owned outright44.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council12.9%8.3%
From a housing association0.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE55 5TEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.6%. 19.9% of households include dependent children.

DE55 5TEEngland
Living alone, under 6614.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.8%12.8%
Couple, no children19.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 5TE sits in (Tibshelf, Newton & Hardwick Park): about 1,474 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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