Derby
Derby is covered by postcode districts DE1, DE3, DE21, DE22, DE23, DE24 and 4 more. It is mostly in the Derby council area: 5,524 of its 5,868 postcodes. The others are in South Derbyshire, Amber Valley and Erewash. 344 of its 5,868 postcodes are in Derbyshire. ONS lists no county for the other 5,524.
Every postcode in Derby, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 238
- In use before 2020: 5,630
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 5,868 postcodes in Derby that ONS places, 238 are new since 2020 and 5,630 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.9121, longitude -1.4738. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 59 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. DE1 9RQ, is the newest of them.
- 32 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. DE1 2HT, is the newest of them.
- 22 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. DE3 0HQ, is the newest of them.
- 13 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. DE24 5DX, is the newest of them.
- 8 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. DE24 8XU, is the newest of them.
- 7 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. DE3 0GX, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Derby?
Homes sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 2.2% on the 12 months before. At 5,166 of the 5,707 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 3,532 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 559 of its 5,868 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Derby, 850 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Derby?
Homes in Derby sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 2,760 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £325,000 794 sales
- Semi-detached £220,000 1,132 sales
- Terraced £165,000 687 sales
- Flat or maisonette £115,000 147 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole DE21 district, Derby's main postcode district: a typical £215,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Derby: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Derby?
238 of the 5,868 postcodes now in use in Derby came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 193 of the 3,339 homes sold in Derby were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DE21 district, 0%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Derby | Across the DE21 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 14 of 2,760 (Under 1%) | 2 of 703 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 193 of 3,339 (6%) | 0 of 735 (0%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Derby?
Ofcom reports on 5,707 of the 5,868 postcodes in Derby. At 5,166 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Derby at risk of flooding?
559 of the 5,868 postcodes in Derby have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 3,532 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Derby?
The open schools at the postcodes in Derby (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- St James' Church of England Aided Infant School250 m 129 pupils, 120 places
- Rosehill Infant and Nursery School350 m 196 pupils, 158 places
- St James' Church of England Aided Junior School350 m 299 pupils, 300 places
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy500 m 375 pupils, 336 places
- Arboretum Primary School500 m 607 pupils, 585 places
- Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School550 m 141 pupils, 120 places
- Castleward Spencer Academy700 m 179 pupils, 236 places
- Hardwick Primary School700 m 589 pupils, 540 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Derby?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Derby is Derby Rail Station, 850 m away in a straight line.
- Derby Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
- Peartree Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
- Spondon Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Derby?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Derby, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Osmaston Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2024 · Phone 01332 346433 400 mWalk
- Horizon Healthcare Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2023 · Phone 01332 737777 650 mWalk
- Peartree Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report December 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01332 360692 800 mWalk
- Derby Family Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01332 773243 800 mWalk
- Wilson Street Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01332 332628 900 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Derby safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 13,701 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Derby over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 1,114 September 2025
- 1,118 October 2025
- 1,129 November 2025
- 1,097 December 2025
- 1,012 January 2026
- 1,034 February 2026
- 1,223 March 2026
- 1,189 April 2026
- 1,200 May 2026
- 1,229 June 2026
- 1,135 July 2026
- 1,221 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: burglary 283, other crime 238, robbery 204, possession of weapons 202, theft from the person 170, bicycle theft 119.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Derby?
- Councils
- Derby (5,524), South Derbyshire (313), Amber Valley (26) and 1 other
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Derby South (2,386), Derby North (2,216), Mid Derbyshire (953) and 1 other
- Police force area
- Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Derby
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Derby is in Derby; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Derby about council tax Council tax, on derby.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Derby
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Derby postcodes
5,868 postcodes in use in Derby, by district:
Those districts are all in the DE postcode area.
Check a Derby postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Derby
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Derby's £220,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Derby
- What is it like to live in Derby?
- Homes sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 2.2% on the 12 months before. At 5,166 of the 5,707 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 3,532 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 559 of its 5,868 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Derby, 850 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Derby?
- Derby is covered by postcode districts DE1, DE3, DE21, DE22, DE23, DE24 and 4 more, across 5,868 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Derby?
- Homes in Derby sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 2,760 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Derby?
- In Derby, primary schools at its postcodes include St James' Church of England Aided Infant School, Rosehill Infant and Nursery School and St James' Church of England Aided Junior School; secondary schools at its postcodes include UTC Derby Pride Park, Derby Pride Academy and Derby Cathedral School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Derby have a railway station?
- Yes: Derby is 850 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Derby, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Derby?
- Ofcom reports on 5,707 of the 5,868 postcodes in Derby. At 5,166 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Derby at risk of flooding?
- 559 of the 5,868 postcodes in Derby have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 3,532 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Derby?
- 238 of the 5,868 postcodes now in use in Derby came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 193 of the 3,339 homes sold in Derby were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DE21 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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