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Postcode · Ilkeston

Housing in DE7 5PQ

What the homes in DE7 5PQ 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)
Property types

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.

DE7 5PQEngland
Detached28.2%22.9%
Semi-detached40.4%31.5%
Terraced11.5%23%
Purpose-built flat12.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.7% of households in the DE7 5PQ 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.

DE7 5PQ
68%
26%
England
  • 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

DE7 5PQEngland
Owned outright39.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association5%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

DE7 5PQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.4%). 18.9% of households include dependent children.

DE7 5PQEngland
Living alone, under 6621.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.5%12.8%
Couple, no children22.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

ErewashEngland
All homes£834£1,459
One bedroom£601£1,195
Two bedrooms£789£1,335
Three bedrooms£949£1,489
Four or more£1,311£2,161
Detached£1,087£1,640
Semi-detached£896£1,449
Terraced£807£1,435
Flat or maisonette£671£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DE7 5PQ (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.

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