# DE21

Postcode district covering Derby, Spondon and Oakwood, in Derby.

DE21 is a postcode district covering Derby, Spondon and Oakwood, in Derby. Median sale price £215,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 94.8 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code DE21. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DE21 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=DE21) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 38% of people in DE21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=DE21) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 775 homes were sold in DE21 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=DE21) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DE21.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=DE21) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DE21 had 58,109 usual residents at the census.

## How DE21 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DE21 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £215,000 | joint 7th cheapest | 23 postcode districts, DE · 2025 |
| Population | 58,109 | 3rd most populated | 23 postcode districts, DE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 38% | 12th most people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, DE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.2% | joint 10th highest | 23 postcode districts, DE · Jan 2026 |

## Is DE21 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DE21 at a rate of 94.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.8 per 1,000 people across the DE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 509 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DE21.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,295), other crime (992) and anti-social behaviour (621).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DE21 was 101.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in DE21, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DE21 has no single figure. Of its 37 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DE21

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Derby 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013574) | 1,942 | 44.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.0% |
| [Derby 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013575) | 1,490 | 33.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.8% |
| [Derby 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013576) | 1,332 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| [Derby 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013577) | 1,478 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013578) | 1,318 | 16.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| [Derby 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013579) | 1,379 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 58.9% |
| [Derby 003G](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013580) | 1,463 | 68.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Derby 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013530) | 1,804 | 136.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.6% |
| [Derby 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013531) | 1,471 | 85.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.1% |
| [Derby 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013532) | 1,509 | 104.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| [Derby 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013581) | 1,537 | 90.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.9% |
| [Derby 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013505) | 1,483 | 55.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Derby 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013506) | 1,503 | 65.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Derby 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013513) | 1,351 | 73.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.8% |
| [Derby 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013534) | 1,601 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.1% |
| [Derby 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013582) | 1,483 | 138.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.5% |
| [Derby 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013533) | 1,604 | 169.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.4% |
| [Derby 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013535) | 1,732 | 103.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Derby 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013536) | 1,545 | 304.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Derby 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013537) | 1,611 | 92.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.5% |
| [Derby 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013538) | 1,478 | 167.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Derby 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013592) | 1,394 | 87.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.8% |
| [Derby 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013594) | 1,294 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Derby 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013596) | 1,510 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.3% |
| [Derby 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013599) | 1,399 | 15.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013507) | 1,531 | 131.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| [Derby 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013508) | 1,284 | 126.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Derby 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013509) | 1,640 | 180.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Derby 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013510) | 1,585 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013511) | 1,556 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Derby 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013512) | 1,436 | 242.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Derby 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013593) | 1,438 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013595) | 2,451 | 134.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.2% |
| [Derby 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013597) | 1,581 | 101.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013598) | 1,584 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.7% |
| [Erewash 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash/neighbourhood/e01019670) | 1,764 | 30.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.6% |
| [Erewash 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash/neighbourhood/e01019671) | 1,820 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 42.3% |

## Your MP

- [Mid Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-derbyshire): Jonathan Davies (Labour), MP since July 2024. 54% of the people here.
- [Derby North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-north): Catherine Atkinson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 44% of the people here.
- [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/amber-valley): Linsey Farnsworth (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.1% of the people here.
- [Derby South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-south): Baggy Shanker (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.7% 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.

## Middle areas in DE21

[Breadsall Hilltop](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/breadsall-hilltop), [Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley Common](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash/breadsall-little-eaton-and-stanley-common), [Chaddesden North](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/chaddesden-north), [Chaddesden Park](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/chaddesden-park), [Chaddesden West](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/chaddesden-west), [Oakwood](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/oakwood), [Spondon North](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/spondon-north), [Spondon South](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/spondon-south)

## Postcode sectors in DE21

[DE21 2 (261 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21-2), [DE21 4 (285 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21-4), [DE21 5 (82 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21-5), [DE21 6 (339 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21-6), [DE21 7 (294 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21-7)

## Council

[Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby)

## Towns in DE21

[Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby)

## Postcode districts next to DE21

[DE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de1), [DE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de7), [DE22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de22), [DE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24), [DE56](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de56), [DE72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de72)

## Nearest rail stations

[Spondon (700 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.4111,52.9122), [Derby (3.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.4633,52.9166), [Peartree (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.4732,52.8970)

## More in the DE postcode area

[All DE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DE21 in brief

DE21 is a postcode district covering Derby, Spondon and Oakwood, in Derby.
About 58,587 people lived in DE21 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £215,000 in 2025 across 775 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 94.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DE21 was £215,000 in 2025.
DE21 had 58,109 usual residents at the census.
About 38% of people in DE21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DE21, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DE21
- Postcode area: [DE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de)
- Constituency: [Mid Derbyshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-derbyshire)
- Council: [Derby †](https://openindex.co.uk/derby)
- Area: 35.17 km²
- People, mid-2024: 58,587*
- Neighbourhoods: 37
- Output areas: 196

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de7), [DE56](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de56), [DE22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de22), [DE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24), [DE72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de72), [DE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de1)

## Latest updates for DE21

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DE21

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21