Housing in DE72 3RB
What the homes in DE72 3RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Borrowash & Ockbrook
- Council
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,280 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (52.5%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE72 3RB area is above that, at 81.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.9% of households against 20.5%. 46.7% own outright and 34.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented11.9%20.5%
- Social rented6.1%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 2.4 people living in it. 22.7% 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 22.5%. 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 3RB sits in (Borrowash & Ockbrook): about 1,280 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.