Housing in DE7 4BU
What the homes in DE7 4BU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hallam Fields & Greenwood Ave
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,981 (2024)
DE7 4BUIlkeston
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (54.4%). Flats make up 9.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE7 4BU area is above that, at 71.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16% of households against 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 43% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented16%20.5%
- Social rented11.3%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. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.1%. 29.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Erewash
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Erewash, August 2026, +2.4% 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 DE7 4BU sits in (Hallam Fields & Greenwood Ave): about 1,981 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.