Housing in DE7 8PU
What the homes in DE7 8PU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cotmanhay
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,525 (2024)
DE7 8PUIlkeston
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (49.6%). Flats make up 9.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE7 8PU area is below that, at 45.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28% of households against 20.5%. 24.8% own outright and 21% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented28%20.5%
- Social rented26.1%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.2% 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 19.3%. 30.9% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DE7 8PU sits in (Cotmanhay): about 1,525 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.