UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/derbyshire-dales
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in Derbyshire Dales
Homes in Derbyshire Dales sold for a median of £320,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 1,991 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth most expensive of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 36%, from £235,000 in 2016 to £320,000 in 2025, the second smallest rise of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 820 | £450,000 | £350,000 to £635,000 | £3,779/m²from 39 sales |
| Semi-detached | 567 | £275,000 | £225,000 to £350,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 468 | £235,000 | £193,000 to £304,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 136 | £198,500 | £135,000 to £269,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Derbyshire Dales, at 41% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 29%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the East Midlands as a whole: a median of £198,500 here, 50% more than the £132,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,285 per m², 14% above the £2,889 across the East Midlands as a whole.
Council areas in the East Midlands
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Derbyshire Dales and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Rushcliffe£342,000
- Rutland£340,000
- Harborough£332,000
- Derbyshire Dales, this council area£320,000
- West Northamptonshire£300,000
- Blaby£282,000
- Oadby and Wigston£280,000
- Charnwood£275,000
- North West Leicestershire£272,500
- Melton£270,000
- Hinckley and Bosworth£265,000
- South Kesteven£265,000
- High Peak£265,000
- North Northamptonshire£264,000
- South Derbyshire£260,000
Postcode districts in Derbyshire Dales
The dearest district was S32 (Hope Valley), at £440,000, and the cheapest was DE4 (Matlock), at £292,500.
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Post towns in Derbyshire Dales, by number of sales: Matlock (DE4), Ashbourne (DE6), Bakewell (DE45), Hope Valley (S32).
- S32Hope Valley, 139 salesMedian price £440,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- DE45Bakewell, 229 salesMedian price £382,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- DE6Ashbourne, 674 salesMedian price £351,000Price per square metre £3,146Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- DE4Matlock, 1,052 salesMedian price £292,500Price per square metre £3,286Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Willow Croft Drive, Tansley (DE4)28 sales
- Weavers Road, Darley Dale (DE4)24 sales
- Palatine Gardens, Matlock (DE4)16 sales
- Chesterfield Road, Matlock (DE4)13 sales
- Smedley Street, Matlock (DE4)13 sales
- Cavendish Road, Matlock (DE4)12 sales
- Mayfield Road, Ashbourne (DE6)12 sales
- Old School Close, Kirk Langley (DE6)12 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Palatine Gardens, Matlock (DE4, £530,000), Willow Croft Drive, Tansley (DE4, £497,500) and Old School Close, Kirk Langley (DE6, detached houses, £425,000).
The cheapest were Mayfield Road, Ashbourne (DE6, terraced houses, £164,000), Rutland Street, Matlock (DE4, £187,500) and Bakewell Road, Matlock (DE4, £192,000).
Living in Derbyshire Dales
Crime
48 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 91 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
65% of homes can get it
Lower than 97 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
87% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 81 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,445 a year in Derbyshire Dales for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Derbyshire Dales's figures come from 1,991 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Derbyshire Dales, so their sales add up to 2,094 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.