DE24 postcode area guide — Derby

Where is DE24?

Broadband & internet speeds in DE24

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the DE24 postcode district (Derby) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,173 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE24, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.6%.

Around 0% of premises in DE24 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 DE24

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Mobile signal around Derby

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Derby district (122,822 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in DE24

Police recorded 389 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE24 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 DE24

Based on 601 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE24 is £185,000, down 6.8% on the previous year (£198,500).

Latest recorded sales in DE24

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around DE24

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 DE24

348 rated food businesses operate in DE24. 228 hold the top rating of 5, 48 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: abm Catering @ City of Derby Academy, Act Food Bank, AK's Desserts, Aldi, Allenton Convenience Store.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in DE24

From a sample of 190 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DE24 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 DE24 typically use:

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What's it like living in DE24?

Postcodes in DE24

Neighbouring districts

All Derby (DE) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

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.