DE3 postcode area guide — Derby
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DE3 postcode district in Derby — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DE3
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
99.1%
Gigabit-capable
99.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the DE3 postcode district (Derby) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 454 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 99.1%.
Around 0% of premises in DE3 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 DE3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DE3 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| DE3 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| DE3 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| DE3 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| DE3 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| DE3 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| DE3 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| DE3 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DE3 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| DE3 0AN | 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 DE3
Police recorded 95 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 32 | 33.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 | 30.5% |
| Other theft | 9 | 9.5% |
| Public order | 7 | 7.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 6.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 5.3% |
| Burglary | 2 | 2.1% |
| Drugs | 2 | 2.1% |
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 DE3
Based on 259 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE3 is £285,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£290,000).
Detached
£376,000
105 sales
Semi-detached
£263,000
115 sales
Terraced
£210,000
30 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in DE3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £490,000 | Detached | Brambling Crescent | DE3 0UT |
| 26 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Ladybank Road | DE3 0RX |
| 19 May 2026 | £190,000 | Detached | Portland Close | DE3 9BQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £241,000 | Semi-detached | Tasman Close | DE3 9LF |
| 8 May 2026 | £234,000 | Semi-detached | Burnham Drive | DE3 0QZ |
| 6 May 2026 | £282,000 | Terraced | Crystal Close | DE3 0BP |
| 6 May 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | Hedingham Way | DE3 0NX |
| 6 May 2026 | £270,500 | Semi-detached | Cromer Close | DE3 0TQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £257,500 | Semi-detached | Oregano Close | DE3 0GF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Carnoustie Close | DE3 9YD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 DE3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Park Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,277 | DE3 9LL |
| Silverhill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 418 | DE3 0QE |
| Mickleover Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 409 | DE3 0EY |
| Wren Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 353 | DE3 9AY |
| Ravensdale Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 352 | DE3 9EY |
| Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 267 | DE3 9HE |
| Brookfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 238 | DE3 0BW |
| Hackwood Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 234 | DE3 0FD |
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 DE3
76 rated food businesses operate in DE3. 55 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alphabet Coffee Shop, Birds (Derby ) Ltd, Bonehill Farm, BP Fairway, Bramblebrook Pre-School Playgroup.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DE3
From a sample of 183 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DE3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
23%
Band C
25%
Band D
38%
Band E
11%
Band F
3%
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 DE3 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.