Housing in DE73 8DS
What the homes in DE73 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Melbourne, Ticknall & Hartshorne
- Council
- South Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,062 (2024)
DE73 8DSDerby
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (38.1%). Flats make up 14.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE73 8DS area is broadly in line with that, at 60.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.3% of households against 20.5%. 32.8% own outright and 27.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented23.3%20.5%
- Social rented15.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 38.2% 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 19.5%. 22.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in South Derbyshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Derbyshire, August 2026, +4.6% 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 DE73 8DS sits in (Melbourne, Ticknall & Hartshorne): about 2,062 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.