Housing in DE6 2EJ
What the homes in DE6 2EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Doveridge, Brailsford & Bradley
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,763 (2024)
DE6 2EJAshbourne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (66.3%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE6 2EJ area is above that, at 80.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.3% of households against 20.5%. 49.3% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented14.3%20.5%
- Social rented4.6%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 2.4 people living in it. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.2%. 21.3% 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 2EJ sits in (Doveridge, Brailsford & Bradley): about 1,763 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.