DE74 postcode area guide — Derby
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DE74 postcode district in Derby — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DE74
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
58.7%
Gigabit-capable
58.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the DE74 postcode district (Derby) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 325 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE74, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 58.7%.
Around 0.1% of premises in DE74 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 DE74
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DE74 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| DE74 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| DE74 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| DE74 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| DE74 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DE74 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| DE74 2AA | 100% | 100% |
| DE74 2AB | 100% | 0% |
| DE74 2AD | 100% | 100% |
| DE74 2AE | 100% | 0% |
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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 DE74
Police recorded 37 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE74 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 | 18.9% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 16.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 13.5% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 13.5% |
| Burglary | 3 | 8.1% |
| Other theft | 3 | 8.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 8.1% |
| Public order | 2 | 5.4% |
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 DE74
Based on 180 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE74 is £270,000, down 6.1% on the previous year (£287,500).
Detached
£335,000
89 sales
Semi-detached
£255,000
51 sales
Terraced
£210,000
29 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in DE74
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £317,500 | Detached | Cordwell Close | DE74 2JL |
| 6 May 2026 | £276,000 | Detached | Stonehill | DE74 2LZ |
| 6 May 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Main Street | DE74 2AB |
| 5 May 2026 | £258,000 | Terraced | Craner Road | DE74 2SB |
| 1 May 2026 | £488,000 | Detached | Cheribough Road | DE74 2RY |
| 1 May 2026 | £243,000 | Detached | Routh Avenue | DE74 2NA |
| 1 May 2026 | £345,000 | Detached | Pritchard Drive | DE74 2AY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | High Street | DE74 2PP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Bridge Fields | DE74 2FW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £312,000 | Detached | Heritage Road | DE74 2YP |
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 DE74
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Donington College | Secondary | 11–16 | 684 | DE74 2LN |
| Orchard Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 303 | DE74 2QU |
| Kegworth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 240 | DE74 2DA |
| St Edward's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 166 | DE74 2LH |
| Foxbridge Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 101 | DE74 2SN |
| Hemington Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 47 | DE74 2RB |
| Diseworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 21 | DE74 2QD |
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 DE74
136 rated food businesses operate in DE74. 92 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 14Forty, Acorns Early Years Limited, Aeropark Volunteers Association, Aldi Stores Limited, Bar Egos Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DE74
From a sample of 237 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 DE74 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
31%
Band D
48%
Band E
7%
Band F
2%
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
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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.