Housing in DE7 5HQ
What the homes in DE7 5HQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ilkeston Town
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,903 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
DE7 5HQIlkeston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.4%). Flats make up 19.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
67.7% of households in the DE7 5HQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.2% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented26.3%20.5%
- Social rented5.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (22.4%). 18.9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DE7 5HQ (Ilkeston Town) (about 1,903 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.