Housing in DE72 3LN
What the homes in DE72 3LN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Borrowash & Ockbrook
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (40.4%). Flats make up 3.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE72 3LN area is above that, at 81%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.2% of households against 20.5%. 50% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.
- Owned81%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented16.2%20.5%
- Social rented2.5%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. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.6%. 21.4% 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 3LN sits in (Borrowash & Ockbrook): about 1,510 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.