# DE21 7RJ: area report for a postcode in Derby

DE21 7RJ 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 DE21 7RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) › [DE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21) › [DE21 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21-7)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Derby 010A: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ
- **Spondon, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ
- **No property in DE21 7RJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Derby 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ
- **£207,250 average price**: For the whole of Derby, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DE21 7RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DE21 7RJ**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ
- **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=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Werburgh's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-werburghs-cofe-primary-school-e147490) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-primary-school-e146839) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-park-school-e136634) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Borrow Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/borrow-wood-primary-school-e146847) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Asterdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/asterdale-primary-school-e146855) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cherry Tree Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-tree-hill-primary-school-e146921) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chaddesden Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chaddesden-park-primary-school-e145592) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lees Brook Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lees-brook-academy-e143934) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| December 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £73,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £158,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £242,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (10 m)
- Pharmacies: CHAPEL STREET PHARMACY (20 m); SPONDON PHARMACY (140 m)
- Dental practices: CHAPEL STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (130 m); DENTAL SURGERY (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Spondon - Sitwell Street (80 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar EG Erewash (850 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £207,250** (July 2026). Derby’s average house price was £207,250 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 5.7×** (2025). A home in Derby costs 5.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.3** (2025). Derby 010A has a deprivation score of 14.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,618th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £217,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Derby 010A was £217,000 in 2025. Joint 8,182nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,394** (2021). Derby 010A had 1,394 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,935th 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Derby 010A, 98.8% 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.

## DE21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE21 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 58,109** (2021). DE21 had 58,109 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 109th most 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: 38%** (2022). About 38% of people in DE21 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 DE21, 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: 52.9211, -1.4043

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

## Your MP

- [Mid Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-derbyshire): Jonathan Davies (Labour), 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), July 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=-1.4043,52.9211,DE217RJ

## How to cite

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