DE24 postcode area · Derby

The DE24 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Derby, South Derbyshire. Area Scores range from 1 to 89 across them. Every full DE24 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The DE24 district contains both ends of the scale: Littleover West & Heatherton at 89 out of 100 (#745 of 6,856 in England) against Rose Hill & Castleward at 1, an 88-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 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 £167,250 in Rose Hill & Castleward to £302,550 in Littleover West & Heatherton — a 1.8× gap within the DE24 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£37,150a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime105per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied61%

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 DE24 district

£198,000median home sold over the past year · +28.6% over 5 years · -3.4% over the year · 655 sales
Detached£275,000
Semi-detached£197,125
Terraced£161,750
Flat£110,000
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
Aston-on-Trent & Barrow-upon-TrentSouth Derbyshire 1,32881 £295,000
Willington North, Findern & Stenson FieldsSouth Derbyshire 1,40380 £261,500
Chellaston West & Shelton LockDerby 3,05555 £245,000
Wilmorton & Alvaston VillageDerby 5,05026 £183,000
BoultonDerby 5,28323 £200,000
SinfinDerby 5,54419 £175,000
Alvaston & CrewtonDerby 5,66017 £169,000
Allenton & OsmastonDerby 6,4975 £192,375
Rose Hill & CastlewardDerby 6,7781 £167,250

People living in DE24 Census 2021

Residents98,316
Median age (est.)38
Density1,165per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above29%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 20%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary15%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 18%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 70%Asian 18%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 36% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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 DE24

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DE24 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DE24.

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.