DE21 postcode area · Derby
The DE21 postcode district spans 16 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Amber Valley, Derby, Erewash. Area Scores range from 1 to 93 across them. Every full DE21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The DE21 district contains both ends of the scale: Oakwood at 94 out of 100 (#444 of 6,856 in England) against Rose Hill & Castleward at 1, a 92-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £157,000 in Little Chester to £325,000 in Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley Common — a 2.1× gap within the DE21 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Amber Valley, Derby and Erewash — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the DE21 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| OakwoodDerby | 444 | 94 | £260,000 |
| West HallamErewash | 780 | 89 | £265,500 |
| Spondon NorthDerby | 1,095 | 84 | £245,250 |
| Darley AbbeyDerby | 1,369 | 80 | £288,165 |
| Openwoodgate & HolbrookAmber Valley | 1,403 | 80 | £231,000 |
| Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley CommonErewash | 2,301 | 66 | £325,000 |
| Kilburn & HorsleyAmber Valley | 2,576 | 62 | £236,000 |
| Chaddesden NorthDerby | 3,892 | 43 | £200,000 |
| Spondon SouthDerby | 4,241 | 38 | £220,000 |
| Chaddesden ParkDerby | 4,529 | 34 | £205,000 |
| Wilmorton & Alvaston VillageDerby | 5,050 | 26 | £183,000 |
| Breadsall HilltopDerby | 5,112 | 25 | £185,000 |
| Little ChesterDerby | 5,263 | 23 | £157,000 |
| Alvaston & CrewtonDerby | 5,660 | 17 | £169,000 |
| Chaddesden WestDerby | 6,551 | 4 | £180,000 |
| Rose Hill & CastlewardDerby | 6,778 | 1 | £167,250 |
People living in DE21 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 43% · Christian 43% · Muslim 6%
Born outside the UK: 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in DE21
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DE21 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around DE21.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.