Housing in DE55 6AE
What the homes in DE55 6AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stonebroom, Shirland & Wessington
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,787 (2024)
DE55 6AEAlfreton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (68.7%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE55 6AE area is below that, at 48.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.7% of households against 20.5%. 28.5% own outright and 20.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented7.7%20.5%
- Social rented41.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.1%. 25.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North East Derbyshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North East Derbyshire, August 2026, +3.8% 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 6AE sits in (Stonebroom, Shirland & Wessington): about 1,787 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.