Housing in DE7 5NU
What the homes in DE7 5NU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ilkeston Town
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,015 (2024)
DE7 5NUIlkeston
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44.8%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE7 5NU area is broadly in line with that, at 57.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.6% of households against 20.5%. 25.6% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented19.6%20.5%
- Social rented21.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 33.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.3%. 28% 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 5NU sits in (Ilkeston Town): about 2,015 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.