UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/south-derbyshire
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in South Derbyshire
Homes in South Derbyshire sold for a median of £260,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,633 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,615 | £338,500 | £285,000 to £415,000 | £3,066/m²from 65 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,212 | £225,000 | £195,000 to £260,000 | £2,755/m²from 37 sales |
| Terraced | 651 | £186,000 | £150,000 to £225,000 | £2,642/m²from 25 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 155 | £132,500 | £113,000 to £197,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in South Derbyshire, at 45% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 33%. New builds made up 15% of sales, against 6% across England and Wales.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 6% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Prices over time
The median rose 46%, from £178,000 in 2016 to £260,000 in 2025, close to the 48% rise across the East Midlands as a whole.
Postcode districts in South Derbyshire
District medians are close together, from £225,000 in DE11 (Swadlincote) to £290,000 in DE73 (Derby).
- DE73Derby, 635 salesMedian price £290,000Price per square metre £3,182Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- DE65Derby, 832 salesMedian price £280,500Price per square metre £3,137Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- DE11Swadlincote, 1,620 salesMedian price £225,000Price per square metre £2,667Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
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:
- Holden Drive, Midway (DE11)48 sales
- Sapphire Drive, Newhall (DE11)42 sales
- Clarence Drive, Hatton (DE65)32 sales
- Broadacre Way, Chellaston (DE73)25 sales
- Aspen Way, Newhall (DE11)22 sales
- Welland Road, Hilton (DE65)21 sales
- Blossom Way, Chellaston (DE73)21 sales
- Richmond Crescent, Hatton (DE65)20 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Peregrine Avenue, Etwall (DE65, detached houses, £723,000), Pheasant Lane, Etwall (DE65, detached houses, £567,000) and Mustang Drive, Hilton (DE65, £418,000).
The cheapest were Wildhay Brook, Hilton (DE65, £126,500), Regent Street, Church Gresley (DE11, £135,000) and Oversetts Road, Newhall (DE11, £135,000).
Living in South Derbyshire
Crime
59 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 73 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
94% of homes can get it
Higher than 66 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
19% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 66 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 £2,340 a year in South Derbyshire for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 71 in 100 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.
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. South Derbyshire and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- 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, this council area£260,000
- Broxtowe£253,500
- Gedling£250,000
- North East Derbyshire£245,000
- Leicester£243,000
- North Kesteven£242,500
- Newark and Sherwood£240,000
- South Holland£239,000
About these figures
South Derbyshire's figures come from 3,633 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 3 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in South Derbyshire, so their sales add up to 3,087 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 15% of them.
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.