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Housing in DE72 3QG

What the homes in DE72 3QG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Breaston & Draycott
Council
Erewash
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,510 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (31.5%). Flats make up 27.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

DE72 3QGEngland
Detached20.9%22.9%
Semi-detached31.5%31.5%
Terraced20.6%23%
Purpose-built flat13.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building12%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.8% of households in the DE72 3QG area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 29.3% with a mortgage.

DE72 3QG
59%
30%
England
  • Owned58.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented29.8%20.5%
  • Social rented11%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DE72 3QGEngland
Owned outright29.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association7.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE72 3QGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.8%). 21.6% of households include dependent children.

DE72 3QGEngland
Living alone, under 6625.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.5%12.8%
Couple, no children20.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Erewash

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Erewash (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ErewashEngland
All homes£834£1,459
One bedroom£601£1,195
Two bedrooms£789£1,335
Three bedrooms£949£1,489
Four or more£1,311£2,161
Detached£1,087£1,640
Semi-detached£896£1,449
Terraced£807£1,435
Flat or maisonette£671£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DE72 3QG (Breaston & Draycott) (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.

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