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Housing in DE72 3QR

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

Neighbourhood
Breaston & Draycott
Council
Erewash
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,441 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.8%). Flats make up 13.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DE72 3QREngland
Detached25%22.9%
Semi-detached48.8%31.5%
Terraced12.7%23%
Purpose-built flat10.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.2% of households in the DE72 3QR area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.4% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.

DE72 3QR
71%
12%
17%
England
  • Owned71.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12.1%20.5%
  • Social rented16.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DE72 3QREngland
Owned outright40.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association12.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE72 3QREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.9%). 19% of households include dependent children.

DE72 3QREngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.2%12.8%
Couple, no children19.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 3QR (Breaston & Draycott) (about 1,441 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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