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UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/de

House prices in the DE postcode area, Derby

Homes in the DE postcode area sold for a median of £240,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 20,925 standard sales.

That is 4% below the £250,000 median for the East Midlands, where most of the area lies.

Median sale price£240,00020,925 standard sales
Middle half of prices£179,000 to £325,000
Change since 2016+50%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was DE45 (Bakewell), at £382,500, and the cheapest was DE1 (Derby), at £169,000. The dearest median is 2.3 times the cheapest.

The next dearest were DE6 (Ashbourne) and DE74 (Castle Donington), and the next cheapest DE14 (Burton-on-Trent) and DE7 (Ilkeston).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the DE area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the DE area, by number of sales: Derby (10 districts), Burton-on-Trent (DE13, DE14, DE15), Swadlincote (DE11, DE12), Alfreton (DE55), Ilkeston (DE7), Belper (DE56), Matlock (DE4), Ripley (DE5), Ashbourne (DE6), Heanor (DE75), Bakewell (DE45).

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. DE45Bakewell, 229 sales£382,500Too few−1%
  2. DE6Ashbourne, 674 sales£351,000£3,146+3%
  3. DE74Derby, 506 sales£294,500£3,010−1%
  4. DE4Matlock, 1,052 sales£292,500£3,286+1%
  5. DE13Burton-on-Trent, 1,343 sales£292,000£3,114+3%
  6. DE3Derby, 721 sales£290,000£3,013+5%
  7. DE73Derby, 635 sales£290,000£3,182−2%
  8. DE65Derby, 832 sales£280,500£3,137+2%
  9. DE72Derby, 609 sales£272,000£3,073+6%
  10. DE56Belper, 1,212 sales£263,000£3,243+2%
  11. DE22Derby, 1,333 sales£261,500£2,977+7%
  12. DE12Swadlincote, 559 sales£253,000£2,877+2%
  13. DE11Swadlincote, 1,620 sales£225,000£2,667+2%
  14. DE5Ripley, 714 sales£220,000£2,282+5%
  15. DE15Burton-on-Trent, 650 sales£220,000£2,974+6%
  16. DE23Derby, 946 sales£215,500£2,452+2%
  17. DE21Derby, 1,438 sales£215,000£3,053+5%
  18. DE75Heanor, 504 sales£207,000Too few−7%
  19. DE24Derby, 1,322 sales£200,000£2,753−2%
  20. DE55Alfreton, 1,559 sales£200,000£2,504+4%
  21. DE7Ilkeston, 1,295 sales£195,000£2,338+3%
  22. DE14Burton-on-Trent, 850 sales£180,000£2,405+3%
  23. DE1Derby, 322 sales£169,000Too few−5%

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.

From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in DE22 (Allestree), up 7%, and fell most in DE75 (Heanor), down 7%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Peregrine Avenue, Etwall (DE65, detached houses, £723,000), Duffield Road, Derby (DE22, detached houses, £582,500) and Pheasant Lane, Etwall (DE65, detached houses, £567,000).

The cheapest were All Saints Road, Burton-on-Trent (DE14, £110,000), Grants Yard, Burton-on-Trent (DE14, £117,000) and Panama Circle, Derby (DE24, £118,500).

Neighbouring postcode areas include NG (Nottingham), S (Sheffield), LE (Leicester), B (Birmingham) and ST (Stoke-on-Trent).

Council areas in the DE postcode area

Within DE, the median ran from £190,000 in Bolsover to £400,000 in Lichfield, counting council areas with at least 100 sales in the area (how postcode areas and council areas overlap).

Standard sales in the DE area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in DEMedian in DEWhole council area
Derby5,690£220,000£220,000
Amber Valley3,636£237,500£235,000
South Derbyshire3,628£260,000£260,000
East Staffordshire2,644£228,000£240,000
Erewash1,684£212,000£218,000
Derbyshire Dales1,682£310,000£320,000
North West Leicestershire1,024£280,000£272,500
Bolsover571£190,000£183,000
North East Derbyshire222£255,000£245,000
Lichfield121£400,000£312,500
3 other council areas23Too fewNot shown

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the DE area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached7,823£342,500£280,000 to £435,000£3,184/m²from 342 sales
Semi-detached7,411£220,000£181,000 to £260,000£2,750/m²from 277 sales
Terraced4,732£170,000£139,000 to £215,000£2,454/m²from 169 sales
Flats and maisonettes959£125,000£98,000 to £168,000£2,388/m²from 35 sales

Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in the DE area, at 37% and 35% of sales.

Most homes here are freehold: 6% of sales were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 50%, from £160,000 in 2016 to £240,000 in 2025, more than the 35% rise across England and Wales.

About these figures

The DE figures come from 20,925 standard sales in 23 postcode districts across 13 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was DE11 (Swadlincote), with 1,620 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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