Housing in DE55 7FB
What the homes in DE55 7FB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Somercotes & Pye Bridge
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,491 (2024)
DE55 7FBAlfreton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (69.5%). Flats make up 11.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE55 7FB area is below that, at 47.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.8% of households against 20.5%. 27.6% own outright and 20% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented14.8%20.5%
- Social rented37%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.8%. 23.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Amber Valley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Amber Valley, August 2026, +4% 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 7FB sits in (Somercotes & Pye Bridge): about 1,491 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.