DE65 postcode area guide — South Derbyshire

Where is DE65?

Broadband & internet speeds in DE65

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the DE65 postcode district (South Derbyshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 547 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE65, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 51.3%.

Around 0.4% of premises in DE65 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 DE65

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Mobile signal around South Derbyshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Derbyshire district (52,557 premises):

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

Crime in DE65

Police recorded 36 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE65 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 DE65

Based on 291 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE65 is £255,000, down 12.1% on the previous year (£290,000).

Latest recorded sales in DE65

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? South Derbyshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider South Derbyshire district (107,205 residents, 45,239 households):

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

Schools in and around DE65

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 DE65

135 rated food businesses operate in DE65. 99 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A38 Northbound Harvest Energy Spar, A38 Southbound Service Station, Aangan, Active Bodies Ltd (Hilton Spencer Academy), Aldi Store.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in DE65

From a sample of 260 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DE65 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 61% 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 South Derbyshire

Landlines around DE65 typically use:

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What's it like living in DE65?

Postcodes in DE65

Neighbouring districts

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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.