# DE65 6HQ: area report for a postcode in South Derbyshire

DE65 6HQ 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 DE65 6HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) › [DE65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de65) › [DE65 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de65-6)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. South Derbyshire 002B: 64 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ
- **Willington, 3 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ
- **6 of 23 properties in DE65 6HQ at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, South Derbyshire 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ
- **£261,544 average price**: For the whole of South Derbyshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DE65 6HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at DE65 6HQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ
- **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=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Egginton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/egginton-primary-school-e112547) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Longdon Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longdon-park-school-e141994) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Bayleaf Hub](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bayleaf-hub-e151141) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [William Shrewsbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-shrewsbury-primary-school-e145097) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Mease Spencer Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-mease-spencer-academy-e147088) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2023 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2024 | £277,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| December 2025 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| December 2024 | £680,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.8** (2025). South Derbyshire 002B has a deprivation score of 7.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,999th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Derbyshire 002B was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 10,375th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,858** (2021). South Derbyshire 002B had 1,858 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,219th most 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: 80.1%** (January 2026). In South Derbyshire 002B, 80.1% 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.

## DE65 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £281,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE65 was £281,000 in 2025. Joint 1,014th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,306** (2021). DE65 had 24,306 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,212th 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: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in DE65 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: 86.9%** (January 2026). In DE65, 86.9% 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: 52.8523, -1.6075

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=-1.6075,52.8523,DE656HQ

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