Housing in DE56 2EB
What the homes in DE56 2EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (73.2%). Flats make up 1.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE56 2EB area is above that, at 85.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 62.2% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented0.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.6%. 15.3% 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 DE56 2EB sits in (Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay): about 1,615 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.