Housing in DE72 3JD
What the homes in DE72 3JD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Borrowash & Ockbrook
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,444 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (85.9%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE72 3JD area is broadly in line with that, at 57.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.4% of households against 20.5%. 31.3% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented7.4%20.5%
- Social rented33.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 31.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.7%. 26.1% 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 DE72 3JD sits in (Borrowash & Ockbrook): about 1,444 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.