Is City of Derby a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in City of Derby, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 5,575 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in City of Derby, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 5,575 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in City of Derby sold for £207,250 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.7% on a year earlier. Across Derby, police record 135 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of City of Derby, the nearest primary school is St James' Church of England Aided Infant School, 90 m away, about a 1 minute walk; the nearest secondary is UTC Derby Pride Park, 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Osmaston Surgery, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Derby station is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk.
Across Derby, police record 135 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in City of Derby sold for £207,250 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.7% on a year earlier. By type: detached £316,959, semi-detached £210,400, terraced £166,646, flats £107,116. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St James' Church of England Aided Infant School, 90 m away, about a 1 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is UTC Derby Pride Park, 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Derby is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £36,724 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.