Housing in DE55 6EB
What the homes in DE55 6EB 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
- 1,866 (2024)
DE55 6EBAlfreton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (48.7%). Flats make up 4.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE55 6EB area is above that, at 71.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.6% of households against 20.5%. 44.1% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented10.6%20.5%
- Social rented16.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 26.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.8%. 22% 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 6EB sits in (Stonebroom, Shirland & Wessington): about 1,866 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.