Housing in DE72 2BY
What the homes in DE72 2BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Aston-on-Trent & Barrow-upon-Trent
- Council
- South Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,292 (2024)
DE72 2BYDerby
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (59.8%). Flats make up 13.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE72 2BY area is well above that, at 86.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.7% of households against 20.5%. 54% own outright and 32.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented8.7%20.5%
- Social rented4%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. 26.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21%. 24.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in South Derbyshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Derbyshire, August 2026, +4.6% 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 DE72 2BY sits in (Aston-on-Trent & Barrow-upon-Trent): about 2,292 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.