DE23 postcode area guide — Derby
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DE23 postcode district in Derby — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DE23
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.9%
Gigabit-capable
97.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the DE23 postcode district (Derby) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,086 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.4%.
Around 0% of premises in DE23 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 DE23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DE23 1AB | 100% | 78.6% |
| DE23 1BT | 100% | 100% |
| DE23 1BU | 100% | 100% |
| DE23 1BY | 100% | 100% |
| DE23 1BZ | 100% | 100% |
| DE23 1DA | 100% | 100% |
| DE23 1DB | 100% | 100% |
| DE23 1DD | 100% | 100% |
| DE23 1DE | 100% | 100% |
| DE23 1DF | 100% | 100% |
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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 DE23
Police recorded 420 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 178 | 42.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 66 | 15.7% |
| Public order | 52 | 12.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 31 | 7.4% |
| Drugs | 24 | 5.7% |
| Other theft | 22 | 5.2% |
| Burglary | 15 | 3.6% |
| Other crime | 12 | 2.9% |
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 DE23
Based on 422 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE23 is £210,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£210,000).
Detached
£355,000
100 sales
Semi-detached
£230,000
148 sales
Terraced
£133,000
143 sales
Flat / maisonette
£123,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in DE23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Harriet Street | DE23 8EQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | Burton Road | DE23 6AY |
| 15 May 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Dennis Close | DE23 4BP |
| 15 May 2026 | £337,000 | Semi-detached | Crich Avenue | DE23 6ET |
| 14 May 2026 | £55,000 | Flat | Reginald Street | DE23 8FQ |
| 12 May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Belgrave Street | DE23 6SS |
| 7 May 2026 | £112,000 | Terraced | Byron Street | DE23 6TT |
| 5 May 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | Provident Street | DE23 6WS |
| 1 May 2026 | £94,500 | Terraced | Joseph Street | DE23 8QH |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Swarkestone Drive | DE23 2PA |
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 DE23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littleover Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,828 | DE23 4BZ |
| Derby Moor Spencer Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,740 | DE23 2FS |
| Village Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 700 | DE23 8DF |
| Derby High School | Not applicable | 3–18 | 679 | DE23 3DT |
| Arboretum Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 607 | DE23 8GP |
| Hardwick Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 589 | DE23 6QP |
| Dale Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 545 | DE23 6NL |
| Griffe Field Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 459 | DE23 3UQ |
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 DE23
407 rated food businesses operate in DE23. 201 hold the top rating of 5, 69 are rated 4, and 37 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A J's cafe, A K Food Store, ACE Nursery and Out of School Club, Akbar and Sons, Akbar Meat & Poultry.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DE23
From a sample of 248 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DE23 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 22% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
22%
Band D
49%
Band E
23%
Band F
6%
Band G
0%
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 DE23 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.