Local fact sheet
Derby's homes, by the numbers
Derby in the 2021 census: 105,653 households, 85% houses, 15% flats.
Semi-detached housing reaches 39.1% in Derby, the clearest single feature of the city's stock, with terraced at 21.8% and flats only 14.7%. The unitary authority takes in Allestree, Chaddesden East, North and West, Alvaston North and South, Blagreaves, Darley and Chellaston & Shelton Lock, served by DE1, DE3, DE21, DE22, DE23 and DE24. Owner occupation of 59.0% has fallen from 61.4% in 2011, while private renting moved from 16.8% to 21.3%. Semis of most periods mix a solid ground floor with timber above, so one property can need a damp-proof membrane check downstairs and an acoustic layer upstairs — better settled before a single specification is fixed for the whole house.
Derby combines Victorian and Edwardian terraces near the Cathedral Quarter with substantial inter-war and 1930s family homes in Littleover, Mickleover and Allestree, plus modern developments around Chellaston and the Riverlights regeneration. The city’s engineering heritage, Rolls-Royce, Toyota, Bombardier, drives a strong professional population with consistent renovation demand.
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