# DE1 2LQ: area report for a postcode in Derby

DE1 2LQ is a postcode in Derby.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Derby. Open the map at DE1 2LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) › [DE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de1) › [DE1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **181 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Derby 018F: 416 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ
- **Derby, 360 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ
- **16 of 20 properties in DE1 2LQ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Derby 018F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ
- **£210,076 average price**: For the whole of Derby, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ
- **94.7% can get gigabit broadband at DE1 2LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at DE1 2LQ**: Road 53 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ
- **15.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castleward Spencer Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleward-spencer-academy-e148585) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | – |
| [St James' Church of England Aided Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-aided-infant-school-e112915) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Derby College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/derby-college-e133585) | Sixth form and further education | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Rosehill Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosehill-infant-and-nursery-school-e112733) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [St James' Church of England Aided Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-aided-junior-school-e148368) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [UTC Derby Pride Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/utc-derby-pride-park-e147685) | Secondary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-voluntary-academy-e146104) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Zaytouna Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/zaytouna-primary-school-e138776) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2023 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £142,500 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2025 | £147,500 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £169,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Derby (360 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HORIZON HEALTHCARE (710 m); OSMASTON SURGERY (750 m); WILSON STREET SURGERY (810 m); MACKLIN STREET SURGERY (980 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (330 m); BOOTS (430 m); PEAK PHARMACY (710 m); JARDINES PHARMACY (750 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: DERBY CITY DENTAL CARE (140 m); THE DOVE DENTAL PRACTICE (660 m); DERBY HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Derby London Road Express (170 m, Tesco); M&S Derby Westfield (250 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Derby Victoria (300 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Derby Westfield (330 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Derby St Peters Street Express (640 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £210,076** (August 2026). Derby’s average house price was £210,076 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,428** (2025). Full-time workers living in Derby earned a median of £36,428 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 107th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Derby costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.2** (2025). Derby has a deprivation score of 28.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 52nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Derby 018F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 49.6** (2025). Derby 018F has a deprivation score of 49.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,425th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £187,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Derby 018F was £187,000 in 2025. Joint 5,394th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,286** (2021). Derby 018F had 1,286 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,230th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.0%** (January 2026). In Derby 018F, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DE1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE1 was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 168th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,058** (2021). DE1 had 17,058 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,118th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 11%** (2022). About 11% of people in DE1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.2%** (January 2026). In DE1, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby)
- Centre: 52.9178, -1.4683

Council: [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Derby South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-south): Baggy Shanker (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4683,52.9178,DE12LQ

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de1-2lq