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Housing in DE55 6NZ

What the homes in DE55 6NZ 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
1,366 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (72%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE55 6NZEngland
Detached15.7%22.9%
Semi-detached72%31.5%
Terraced9.9%23%
Purpose-built flat1.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.4% of households in the DE55 6NZ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 21.5% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

DE55 6NZ
43%
50%
England
  • Owned43.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented5.2%20.5%
  • Social rented49.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DE55 6NZEngland
Owned outright21.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council43.4%8.3%
From a housing association6.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE55 6NZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.6%). 32.4% of households include dependent children.

DE55 6NZEngland
Living alone, under 6611.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children13.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DE55 6NZ (Stonebroom, Shirland & Wessington) (about 1,366 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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