# Derbyshire Dales

The north west of the East Midlands. 72,028 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 795 square kilometres.

Derbyshire Dales had 71,540 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Derbyshire Dales’ average house price was £355,387 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry).

District. Code E07000035. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £355,387** (July 2026). Derbyshire Dales’ average house price was £355,387 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales#f-house-price-average
- **Median full-time pay: £43,071** (2025). Full-time workers living in Derbyshire Dales earned a median of £43,071 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 87th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales#f-median-pay-full-time
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Derbyshire Dales costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales#f-price-against-pay
- **Deprivation score: 13.8** (2025). Derbyshire Dales has a deprivation score of 13.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 74th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales#f-imd-2025-score

## On the map

- [Deprivation by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?place=E07000035) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): 1 of Derbyshire Dales’ 43 neighbourhoods is in England’s most deprived 20%.
- [Sales per year by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E07000035) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): Derbyshire Dales’ 43 neighbourhoods range from 6 to 68.
- [Crime and ASB by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E07000035) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Derbyshire Dales’ 43 neighbourhoods range from 1 to 45.
- [Population by output area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E07000035) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Derbyshire Dales’ 252 output areas range from 108 to 589.

## How Derbyshire Dales compares

Each council against every other council the measure covers.

| Measure | Derbyshire Dales | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average house price | £355,387 | 97th most expensive | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 |
| Annual price change | +7.1% | joint 26th strongest | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 |
| Median full-time pay | £43,071 | 87th highest paid | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 |
| House price to pay | 8.3× | joint 115th least affordable | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 |
| Deprivation score | 13.8 | joint 74th least deprived | 296 areas, England · 2025 |

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each measure deprivation their own way, so Open Index never ranks them together.

### House prices since 2000

Average house price each month for Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands, England, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.

| Month | Derbyshire Dales | East Midlands | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 2000 | £86,252 | £55,927 | £71,017 |
| Jan 2001 | £95,236 | £63,289 | £79,663 |
| Jan 2002 | £103,869 | £72,490 | £90,840 |
| Jan 2003 | £139,032 | £96,421 | £114,816 |
| Jan 2004 | £168,559 | £114,984 | £131,914 |
| Jan 2005 | £184,867 | £130,266 | £149,713 |
| Jan 2006 | £197,970 | £135,237 | £157,240 |
| Jan 2007 | £215,354 | £145,749 | £171,666 |
| Jan 2008 | £211,302 | £147,391 | £181,037 |
| Jan 2009 | £192,327 | £126,834 | £153,585 |
| Jan 2010 | £200,664 | £131,404 | £164,711 |
| Jan 2011 | £205,525 | £131,361 | £164,697 |
| Jan 2012 | £204,168 | £131,314 | £164,449 |
| Jan 2013 | £202,722 | £132,438 | £166,938 |
| Jan 2014 | £215,931 | £139,876 | £177,748 |
| Jan 2015 | £225,970 | £147,972 | £191,523 |
| Jan 2016 | £237,833 | £158,831 | £208,050 |
| Jan 2017 | £239,985 | £166,547 | £218,655 |
| Jan 2018 | £241,512 | £177,732 | £227,594 |
| Jan 2019 | £260,973 | £184,148 | £230,974 |
| Jan 2020 | £258,082 | £187,868 | £234,049 |
| Jan 2021 | £292,872 | £202,133 | £249,890 |
| Jan 2022 | £302,646 | £219,956 | £270,231 |
| Jan 2023 | £340,213 | £235,315 | £285,817 |
| Jan 2024 | £328,484 | £227,053 | £278,060 |
| Jan 2025 | £332,998 | £236,516 | £287,264 |
| Jan 2026 | £340,603 | £240,626 | £290,511 |
| Jul 2026 | £355,387 | £242,274 | £293,479 |

## Wards in Derbyshire Dales

[Ashbourne North](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/ashbourne-north), [Ashbourne South](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/ashbourne-south), [Bakewell](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/bakewell), [Bonsall & Winster](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/bonsall-and-winster), [Bradwell](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/bradwell), [Brailsford](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/brailsford), [Calver & Longstone](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/calver-and-longstone), [Chatsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/chatsworth), [Cromford & Matlock Bath](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/cromford-and-matlock-bath), [Darley Dale](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/darley-dale), [Dovedale, Parwich & Brassington](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/dovedale-parwich-and-brassington), [Doveridge & Sudbury](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/doveridge-and-sudbury), [Hartington & Taddington](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/hartington-and-taddington), [Hathersage](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/hathersage), [Hulland](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/hulland), [Matlock East & Tansley](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/matlock-east-and-tansley), [Matlock West](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/matlock-west), [Norbury](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/norbury), [Tideswell](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/tideswell), [Wirksworth](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/wirksworth), [Youlgrave](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ward/youlgrave)

## Middle areas in Derbyshire Dales

[Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ashbourne-north-dovedale-and-carsington), [Ashbourne South](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/ashbourne-south), [Bakewell North, Baslow & Calver](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/bakewell-north-baslow-and-calver), [Bakewell South, Darley Dale & Youlgreave](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/bakewell-south-darley-dale-and-youlgreave), [Doveridge, Brailsford & Bradley](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/doveridge-brailsford-and-bradley), [Hathersage, Bradwell & Tideswell](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/hathersage-bradwell-and-tideswell), [Matlock North](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/matlock-north), [Matlock South, Cromford & Winster](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/matlock-south-cromford-and-winster), [Wirksworth](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/wirksworth)

## Constituencies mostly in Derbyshire Dales

[Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derbyshire-dales)

## Towns in Derbyshire Dales

[Matlock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/matlock), [Ashbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashbourne)

## Postcodes in Derbyshire Dales

[Postcode districts in Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/postcodes)

## Neighbourhoods in Derbyshire Dales

43 areas, listed on the page: https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales

## Derbyshire Dales in brief

Derbyshire Dales’ average house price was £355,387 in July 2026.
Full-time workers living in Derbyshire Dales earned a median of £43,071 in 2025.
A home in Derbyshire Dales costs 8.3 times local full-time pay.
Derbyshire Dales has a deprivation score of 13.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

## MPs for Derbyshire Dales

- [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derbyshire-dales): John Whitby (Labour), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## About

- Type: District
- Code: E07000035
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 795 km²
- People, mid-2025: 72,028
- Wards: 21
- Middle areas: 9
- Neighbourhoods: 43
- Output areas: 252

## Next door

[High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak), [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley), [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire), [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire), [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands), [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire)

## Similar places

Councils with the closest mix of age, prices, pay and density. [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold), [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden), [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland), [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk), [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon), [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon).

## Latest updates for Derbyshire Dales

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

## More on this place

- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000035

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales#f-house-price-average.

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