Housing in DE6 1QA
What the homes in DE6 1QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,594 (2024)
DE6 1QAAshbourne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (53.6%). Flats make up 5.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE6 1QA area is above that, at 69.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.3% of households against 20.5%. 51.5% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented21.3%20.5%
- Social rented9%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 2.2 people living in it. 28% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.8%. 15.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Derbyshire Dales
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Derbyshire Dales, August 2026, +9% 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 DE6 1QA sits in (Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington): about 1,594 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.