# DE24

Postcode district covering Derby, Sinfin and Boulton, in Derby and South Derbyshire.

DE24 is a postcode district covering Derby, Sinfin and Boulton, in Derby and South Derbyshire. Median sale price £200,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DE24. 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 DE24 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DE24) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 55% of people in DE24 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=DE24) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 726 homes were sold in DE24 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DE24) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DE24.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DE24) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DE24 had 59,680 usual residents at the census.

## How DE24 compares

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

| Measure | DE24 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £200,000 | 4th cheapest | 23 postcode districts, DE · 2025 |
| Population | 59,680 | 2nd most populated | 23 postcode districts, DE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 55% | 9th most people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, DE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.5% | 3rd highest | 23 postcode districts, DE · Jan 2026 |

## Is DE24 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DE24 at a rate of 131.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.8 per 1,000 people across the DE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 736 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DE24.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,705), other crime (1,421) and anti-social behaviour (1,031).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DE24 was 123.9 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 DE24, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DE24 has no single figure. Of its 36 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in DE24

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Derby 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013470) | 1,375 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Derby 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013474) | 1,560 | 151.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013476) | 1,396 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.3% |
| [Derby 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01033171) | 1,641 | 154.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 74.0% |
| [Derby 024F](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01033172) | 1,591 | 261.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| [Derby 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013471) | 1,878 | 114.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013473) | 1,611 | 161.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013475) | 1,686 | 94.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Derby 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013477) | 1,704 | 207.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
| [Derby 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013502) | 1,520 | 123.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Derby 025F](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013503) | 1,542 | 84.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Derby 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013472) | 2,364 | 331.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Derby 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013497) | 1,791 | 84.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Derby 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013504) | 1,912 | 201.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Derby 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013583) | 1,854 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 026E](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013590) | 2,317 | 122.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.0% |
| [Derby 026F](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013591) | 2,203 | 212.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Derby 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013496) | 1,521 | 195.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013498) | 1,458 | 87.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Derby 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013499) | 1,541 | 135.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013500) | 1,699 | 94.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Derby 028E](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013501) | 1,460 | 81.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Derby 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013584) | 2,057 | 185.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Derby 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013585) | 2,041 | 137.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Derby 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013586) | 1,789 | 158.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Derby 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013587) | 1,677 | 92.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 029E](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013588) | 1,564 | 191.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Derby 029F](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013589) | 1,675 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013517) | 1,447 | 171.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013518) | 1,518 | 97.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Derby 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013521) | 1,344 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.5% |
| [South Derbyshire 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019873) | 2,556 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| [South Derbyshire 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019874) | 1,348 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [South Derbyshire 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019875) | 1,342 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [South Derbyshire 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01034652) | 1,492 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [South Derbyshire 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01034653) | 1,522 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |

## Your MP

- [Derby South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-south): Baggy Shanker (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 85% of the people here.
- [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-derbyshire): Samantha Niblett (Labour), MP since July 2024. 15% 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 DE24

[Allenton & Osmaston](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/allenton-and-osmaston), [Alvaston & Crewton](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/alvaston-and-crewton), [Aston-on-Trent & Barrow-upon-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/aston-on-trent-and-barrow-upon-trent), [Boulton](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/boulton), [Chellaston West & Shelton Lock](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/chellaston-west-and-shelton-lock), [Sinfin](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/sinfin), [Willington North, Findern & Stenson Fields](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/willington-north-findern-and-stenson-fields), [Wilmorton & Alvaston Village](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/wilmorton-and-alvaston-village)

## Postcode sectors in DE24

[DE24 0 (311 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24-0), [DE24 1 (15 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24-1), [DE24 3 (178 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24-3), [DE24 5 (60 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24-5), [DE24 8 (357 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24-8), [DE24 9 (270 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24-9)

## Councils DE24 covers

[Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby), [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire)

## Towns in DE24

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

## Postcode districts next to DE24

[DE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de1), [DE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21), [DE23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de23), [DE65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de65), [DE72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de72), [DE73](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73)

## Nearest rail stations

[Peartree (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4732,52.8970), [Derby (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4633,52.9166), [Spondon (3.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4111,52.9122)

## 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)

## DE24 in brief

DE24 is a postcode district covering Derby, Sinfin and Boulton, in Derby and South Derbyshire.
About 62,520 people lived in DE24 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 726 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 131.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DE24 was £200,000 in 2025.
DE24 had 59,680 usual residents at the census.
About 55% of people in DE24 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DE24, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DE24
- Postcode area: [DE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de)
- Constituency: [Derby South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-south)
- Council: [Derby †](https://openindex.co.uk/derby)
- Area: 22.53 km²
- People, mid-2024: 62,520*
- Neighbourhoods: 36
- Output areas: 182

* 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

[DE73](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73), [DE72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de72), [DE23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de23), [DE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de21), [DE65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de65), [DE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de1)

## Latest updates for DE24

- 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/DE24

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24