Housing in DE55 6LS
What the homes in DE55 6LS 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
- 1,489 (2024)
DE55 6LSAlfreton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.1%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE55 6LS area is above that, at 84.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.5% of households against 20.5%. 50.7% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented7.5%20.5%
- Social rented7.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.8%. 19.9% 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 6LS sits in (Stonebroom, Shirland & Wessington): about 1,489 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.