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Housing in DE55 6FL

What the homes in DE55 6FL 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
2,054 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (46.5%). Flats make up 1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE55 6FLEngland
Detached46.5%22.9%
Semi-detached43.6%31.5%
Terraced8.9%23%
Purpose-built flat0.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%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 6FL area is above that, at 79.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.5% of households against 20.5%. 46.2% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.

DE55 6FL
79%
England
  • Owned79.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented10.5%20.5%
  • Social rented9.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE55 6FLEngland
Owned outright46.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council7.2%8.3%
From a housing association2.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE55 6FLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.5%. 22% of households include dependent children.

DE55 6FLEngland
Living alone, under 6614.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

North East DerbyshireEngland
All homes£791£1,459
One bedroom£569£1,195
Two bedrooms£723£1,335
Three bedrooms£878£1,489
Four or more£1,209£2,161
Detached£1,039£1,640
Semi-detached£853£1,449
Terraced£745£1,435
Flat or maisonette£655£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DE55 6FL sits in (Stonebroom, Shirland & Wessington): about 2,054 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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