# DE73 6AX: area report for a postcode in Derby

DE73 6AX 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 DE73 6AX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) › [DE73](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73) › [DE73 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73-6)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Derby 031C: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX
- **Spondon, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX
- **No property in DE73 6AX 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=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Derby 031C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX
- **£210,076 average price**: For the whole of Derby, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX
- **100% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX
- **Low road and rail noise at DE73 6AX**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX
- **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=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX
- **14.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Clover Leys Spencer Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clover-leys-spencer-academy-e148584) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Oak Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-grange-primary-school-e149747) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Chellaston Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chellaston-infant-school-e146507) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Noel-Baker Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/noel-baker-academy-e143853) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 35.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Martins School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-school-e147143) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Chellaston Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chellaston-junior-school-e146500) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-junior-school-e146938) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwood Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-infant-and-nursery-school-e112767) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £304,950 | Detached, new build, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2025 | £259,950 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £316,255 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £311,500 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £322,450 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2025 | £324,500 | Detached, new build, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2026 | £402,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| October 2025 | £429,950 | Detached, new build, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £210,076** (August 2026). Derby’s average house price was £210,076 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Derby costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 031C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.1** (2025). Derby 031C has a deprivation score of 16.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,570th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Derby 031C was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,590** (2021). Derby 031C had 1,590 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,627th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Derby 031C, 100.0% 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.

## DE73 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £286,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE73 was £286,000 in 2025. 1,051st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,186** (2021). DE73 had 21,186 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,366th least 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: 60%** (2022). About 60% of people in DE73 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: 95.7%** (January 2026). In DE73, 95.7% 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: 52.8782, -1.4232

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

## Your MP

- [Derby South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-south): Baggy Shanker (Labour (Co-op)), 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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.4232,52.8782,DE736AX

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