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Housing in DE6 5LN

What the homes in DE6 5LN 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
2,644 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (55.8%). Flats make up 3.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE6 5LNEngland
Detached55.8%22.9%
Semi-detached29.6%31.5%
Terraced11.2%23%
Purpose-built flat1.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE6 5LN area is above that, at 76.9%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.2% of households against 20.5%. 44.2% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.

DE6 5LN
77%
17%
England
  • Owned76.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented17.2%20.5%
  • Social rented5.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE6 5LNEngland
Owned outright44.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association4.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE6 5LNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.1%. 23.2% of households include dependent children.

DE6 5LNEngland
Living alone, under 6613.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%12.8%
Couple, no children22.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

Derbyshire DalesEngland
All homes£819£1,459
One bedroom£593£1,195
Two bedrooms£760£1,335
Three bedrooms£909£1,489
Four or more£1,352£2,161
Detached£1,089£1,640
Semi-detached£886£1,449
Terraced£768£1,435
Flat or maisonette£651£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DE6 5LN sits in (Doveridge, Brailsford & Bradley): about 2,644 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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