Housing in DE7 8LD
What the homes in DE7 8LD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shipley
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,638 (2024)
DE7 8LDIlkeston
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (40.1%). Flats make up 7.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE7 8LD area is broadly in line with that, at 64.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.9% of households against 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.3%1%
- Private rented18.9%20.5%
- Social rented13.5%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 2.1 people living in it. 32.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.3%. 25.7% 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 8LD sits in (Shipley): about 1,638 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.