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Housing in DE73 8LT

What the homes in DE73 8LT 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
1,649 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (48%). Flats make up 2.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE73 8LTEngland
Detached48%22.9%
Semi-detached21%31.5%
Terraced28.3%23%
Purpose-built flat0.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE73 8LT area is above that, at 79.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.1% of households against 20.5%. 49.7% own outright and 30% with a mortgage.

DE73 8LT
80%
16%
England
  • Owned79.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented16.1%20.5%
  • Social rented4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE73 8LTEngland
Owned outright49.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council3.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE73 8LTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.3%. 24.4% of households include dependent children.

DE73 8LTEngland
Living alone, under 6611.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%12.8%
Couple, no children21.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

South DerbyshireEngland
All homes£882£1,459
One bedroom£611£1,195
Two bedrooms£801£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,006£1,489
Four or more£1,441£2,161
Detached£1,163£1,640
Semi-detached£927£1,449
Terraced£869£1,435
Flat or maisonette£691£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DE73 8LT sits in (Melbourne, Ticknall & Hartshorne): about 1,649 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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