DE45 postcode area guide — Derbyshire Dales
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DE45 postcode district in Derbyshire Dales — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DE45
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
80.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
25.7%
Gigabit-capable
25.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.3%
Broadband availability in the DE45 postcode district (Derbyshire Dales) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 306 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE45, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 80.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 25.7%.
Around 3.3% of premises in DE45 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 DE45
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DE45 1AA | 100% | 57.1% |
| DE45 1AB | 100% | 75% |
| DE45 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| DE45 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| DE45 1AF | 90.9% | 86.4% |
| DE45 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| DE45 1AH | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| DE45 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DE45 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| DE45 1AN | 45.5% | 27.3% |
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Mobile signal around Derbyshire Dales
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Derbyshire Dales district (39,153 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
77.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
95%
5G outdoors — all networks
3.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
80.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DE45
Police recorded 27 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE45 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 12 | 44.4% |
| Public order | 5 | 18.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 | 7.4% |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 7.4% |
| Burglary | 1 | 3.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 3.7% |
| Drugs | 1 | 3.7% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 3.7% |
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 DE45
Based on 82 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE45 is £375,000, up 4.2% on the previous year (£360,000).
Detached
£700,000
26 sales
Semi-detached
£345,000
21 sales
Terraced
£275,000
21 sales
Flat / maisonette
£180,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in DE45
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | Holywell | DE45 1BA |
| 11 May 2026 | £435,000 | Terraced | Calver Road | DE45 1RP |
| 1 May 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | Catcliffe Cottages | DE45 1FL |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £760,000 | Detached | Eaton Hill | DE45 1SB |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £1,282,500 | Detached | DE45 1QS | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £1,282,500 | Other | DE45 1QS | |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | Buxton Road | DE45 1DA |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Church Street | DE45 1UR |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £2,500,000 | Other | DE45 1LW | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £640,000 | Detached | Gorse Ridge Drive | DE45 1SL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Derbyshire Dales demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Derbyshire Dales district (71,541 residents, 32,283 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14.7% |
| 15–29 | 16.3% |
| 30–44 | 16.1% |
| 45–64 | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72% |
| Private rented | 14.4% |
| Social rented | 9.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DE45
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Manners School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,405 | DE45 1JA |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 129 | DE45 1RZ |
| St Anselm's School | Not applicable | 0–13 | 98 | DE45 1DP |
| Longstone CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 94 | DE45 1TZ |
| Pilsley CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 64 | DE45 1UF |
| Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 58 | DE45 1WN |
| Monyash CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 48 | DE45 1JH |
| Bakewell Methodist Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 39 | DE45 1FR |
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 DE45
140 rated food businesses operate in DE45. 84 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2GO, Aisseford Tea Rooms, Aldi, All Saints Church Of England Primary School, BADECA.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DE45
From a sample of 138 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DE45 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 21% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
1%
Band C
20%
Band D
49%
Band E
19%
Band F
10%
Band G
1%
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 Derbyshire Dales
Landlines around DE45 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.