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Housing in DE56 1DH

What the homes in DE56 1DH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Belper Town
Council
Amber Valley
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,672 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.2%). Flats make up 11.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DE56 1DHEngland
Detached20.7%22.9%
Semi-detached38.2%31.5%
Terraced29.9%23%
Purpose-built flat8.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.5% of households in the DE56 1DH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.7% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.

DE56 1DH
73%
18%
England
  • Owned72.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented17.9%20.5%
  • Social rented9.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DE56 1DHEngland
Owned outright41.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association7.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE56 1DHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.2%). 18.4% of households include dependent children.

DE56 1DHEngland
Living alone, under 6623.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children20.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Amber Valley

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Amber Valley (August 2026, +4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Amber ValleyEngland
All homes£799£1,459
One bedroom£584£1,195
Two bedrooms£741£1,335
Three bedrooms£914£1,489
Four or more£1,280£2,161
Detached£1,061£1,640
Semi-detached£843£1,449
Terraced£771£1,435
Flat or maisonette£638£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DE56 1DH (Belper Town) (about 1,672 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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