DE1 postcode area guide — Derby
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DE1 postcode district in Derby — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DE1
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
82.6%
Gigabit-capable
80.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the DE1 postcode district (Derby) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 586 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in DE1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DE1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DE1 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| DE1 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| DE1 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DE1 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| DE1 1AU | 100% | 100% |
| DE1 1AW | 100% | 100% |
| DE1 1AY | 100% | 0% |
| DE1 1BA | 61.5% | 0% |
| DE1 1BE | 100% | 5.3% |
| DE1 1BJ | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Derby
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Derby district (122,822 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
100%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DE1
Police recorded 1,256 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 439 | 35.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 154 | 12.3% |
| Drugs | 151 | 12.0% |
| Public order | 132 | 10.5% |
| Shoplifting | 86 | 6.8% |
| Other theft | 77 | 6.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 62 | 4.9% |
| Burglary | 31 | 2.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DE1
Based on 193 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE1 is £165,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£165,750).
Detached
£350,000
7 sales
Semi-detached
£205,000
15 sales
Terraced
£175,000
88 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
61 sales
Latest recorded sales in DE1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £755,000 | Other | Bridge Street | DE1 3HZ |
| 12 May 2026 | £120,000 | Flat | Full Street | DE1 3AF |
| 7 May 2026 | £56,000 | Other | Markeaton Street | DE1 1DX |
| 1 May 2026 | £1,041,500 | Flat | Keble Close | DE1 2FX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £279,000 | Terraced | St Nicholas Place | DE1 3GD |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £169,000 | Flat | Trinity Street | DE1 2BX |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £161,201 | Terraced | Leyland Street | DE1 3PP |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £248,000 | Semi-detached | Slater Avenue | DE1 1GT |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £800,000 | Other | Friar Gate | DE1 1BX |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £84,500 | Terraced | Great Northern Road | DE1 1LT |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Derby demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Derby district (261,364 residents, 105,651 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% |
| 15–29 | 26.2% |
| 30–44 | 19.6% |
| 45–64 | 17.9% |
| 65+ | 16.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 59% |
| Private rented | 21.4% |
| Social rented | 7.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DE1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landau Forte College | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,272 | DE1 2LF |
| Derby Cathedral School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,159 | DE1 1LR |
| Castleward Spencer Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 179 | DE1 2RJ |
| Central Community Nursery School | Nursery | 0–5 | 89 | DE1 3LR |
| Whitecross Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 86 | DE1 3PJ |
| Bridge Street School | Not applicable | 5–16 | 79 | DE1 3LB |
| Ashgate Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 68 | DE1 1GJ |
| Aurora Ryefields School | Not applicable | 5–19 | 22 | DE1 3HF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DE1
516 rated food businesses operate in DE1. 304 hold the top rating of 5, 78 are rated 4, and 20 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adams, Aldi, Alexandra Hotel, Anoki, Aramark @ Uni of Derby Peel & Loaf.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DE1
From a sample of 130 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 DE1 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
5%
Band C
28%
Band D
25%
Band E
32%
Band F
8%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Derby
Landlines around DE1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.