Housing in DE7 9LE
What the homes in DE7 9LE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shipley
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,314 (2024)
DE7 9LEIlkeston
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (43.2%). Flats make up 0.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE7 9LE area is above that, at 79.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.4% of households against 20.5%. 34.9% own outright and 44.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented19.4%20.5%
- Social rented0.5%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 2.4 people living in it. 22.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.4%. 28.9% 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 9LE sits in (Shipley): about 1,314 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.