# DE24 3LJ: area report for a postcode in South Derbyshire

DE24 3LJ is a postcode in South Derbyshire.

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 South Derbyshire. Open the map at DE24 3LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) › [DE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24) › [DE24 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24-3)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. South Derbyshire 003B: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ
- **Peartree, 3.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ
- **No property in DE24 3LJ 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=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, South Derbyshire 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ
- **£261,544 average price**: For the whole of South Derbyshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DE24 3LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at DE24 3LJ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ
- **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=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ
- **16.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [City of Derby Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-derby-academy-e145132) | Secondary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding not met, requires significant improvement | Attainment 8 of 31.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ash Croft Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ash-croft-primary-academy-e145806) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stenson Fields Primary Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stenson-fields-primary-community-school-e112781) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redwood-primary-school-e112770) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grampian Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grampian-primary-academy-e138992) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cottons Farm Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cottons-farm-primary-academy-e145982) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £171,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £252,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £251,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £221,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £254,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2025 | £222,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £234,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2024 | £204,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (550 m); WILSONS PHARMACY (600 m)
- Dental practices: JORDAN DENTAL (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Sinfin Superstore (460 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £261,544** (July 2026). South Derbyshire’s average house price was £261,544 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,520** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Derbyshire earned a median of £41,520 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 108th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in South Derbyshire costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 117th 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: 14.4** (2025). South Derbyshire has a deprivation score of 14.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Derbyshire 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.9** (2025). South Derbyshire 003B has a deprivation score of 7.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,108th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Derbyshire 003B was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,348** (2021). South Derbyshire 003B had 1,348 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,101st 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In South Derbyshire 003B, 99.8% 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.

## DE24 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE24 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 59,680** (2021). DE24 had 59,680 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 96th 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: 55%** (2022). About 55% of people in DE24 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In DE24, 98.5% 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: [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire)
- Centre: 52.8721, -1.4948

Council: [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-derbyshire): Samantha Niblett (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=-1.4948,52.8721,DE243LJ

## How to cite

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