Housing in DE7 8BL
What the homes in DE7 8BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cotmanhay
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,575 (2024)
DE7 8BLIlkeston
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (55.5%). Flats make up 7.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE7 8BL area is less than half that, at 23.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.2% of households against 20.5%. 10.5% own outright and 13.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned23.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.2%20.5%
- Social rented67.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%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. 37.9% 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 21.3%. 27.7% 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 8BL sits in (Cotmanhay): about 1,575 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.