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DE23 postcode area · Derby

The DE23 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Derby, South Derbyshire. Area Scores range from 0 to 89 across them. Every full DE23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DE23 district: Littleover West & Heatherton scores 89 out of 100 (#745 of 6,856 nationally) while New Normanton sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 88 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £127,500 in New Normanton to £318,000 in Hatton & Burnaston — a 2.5× gap within the DE23 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Derby and South Derbyshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,667a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime144per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied58%

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 DE23 district

£218,000median home sold over the past year · +14.7% over 5 years · +3.8% over the year · 485 sales
Detached£325,000
Semi-detached£220,000
Terraced£145,000
Flat£92,500
Derby£220,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Littleover West & HeathertonDerby 74589 £302,550
Mickleover SouthDerby 1,06184 £245,250
Willington North, Findern & Stenson FieldsSouth Derbyshire 1,40380 £261,500
Normanton WestDerby 1,78074 £250,000
Hatton & BurnastonSouth Derbyshire 1,80874 £318,000
Littleover EastDerby 3,51549 £267,750
Sunny HillDerby 3,78945 £225,000
Cathedral Quarter & CaliforniaDerby 6,2169 £138,000
Normanton SouthDerby 6,3537 £170,000
Normanton North & PeartreeDerby 6,4835 £173,500
Rose Hill & CastlewardDerby 6,7781 £167,250
New NormantonDerby 6,8121 £127,500

People living in DE23 Census 2021

Residents108,570
Median age (est.)36
Density969per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above32%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 16%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 31%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Elementary 15% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Elementary15%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 30%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 55%Asian 30%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · No religion 26% · Muslim 22%

Born outside the UK: 29%

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 DE23

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DE23 district.

Littleover Mickleover Normanton Willington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DE23.

DE3 DE1 DE22 DE24 DE99 DE2 DE65 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.