DE21 postcode area

The DE21 postcode district spans 16 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Amber Valley, Derby, Erewash. Area Scores range from 1 to 93 across them.

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.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
OakwoodDerby 44494 £260,000
West HallamErewash 78089 £265,500
Spondon NorthDerby 1,09584 £245,250
Darley AbbeyDerby 1,36980 £288,165
Openwoodgate & HolbrookAmber Valley 1,40380 £231,000
Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley CommonErewash 2,30166 £325,000
Kilburn & HorsleyAmber Valley 2,57662 £236,000
Chaddesden NorthDerby 3,89243 £200,000
Spondon SouthDerby 4,24138 £220,000
Chaddesden ParkDerby 4,52934 £205,000
Wilmorton & Alvaston VillageDerby 5,05026 £183,000
Breadsall HilltopDerby 5,11225 £185,000
Little ChesterDerby 5,26323 £157,000
Alvaston & CrewtonDerby 5,66017 £169,000
Chaddesden WestDerby 6,5514 £180,000
Rose Hill & CastlewardDerby 6,7781 £167,250

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DE21.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.