DE6 postcode area · South Derbyshire
The DE6 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, East Staffordshire, Erewash, South Derbyshire, Staffordshire Moorlands. Area Scores range from 48 to 94 across them. Every full DE6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The DE6 district contains both ends of the scale: Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley at 95 out of 100 (#368 of 6,856 in England) against Ipstones, Warslow & Hamps Valley at 48, a 46-point gap between neighbouring areas. 9 of the 13 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £258,500 in Hilton & Etwall to £446,625 in Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley — a 1.7× gap within the DE6 district. Note that the district straddles 6 local authorities — Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, East Staffordshire, Erewash, South Derbyshire and Staffordshire Moorlands — 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 DE6 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk LangleyAmber Valley | 368 | 95 | £446,625 |
| Willington South & ReptonSouth Derbyshire | 505 | 93 | £365,000 |
| Hilton & EtwallSouth Derbyshire | 553 | 92 | £258,500 |
| Willington North, Findern & Stenson FieldsSouth Derbyshire | 1,403 | 80 | £261,500 |
| Ambergate, Heage & IdridgehayAmber Valley | 1,630 | 76 | £290,000 |
| Hatton & BurnastonSouth Derbyshire | 1,808 | 74 | £318,000 |
| Doveridge, Brailsford & BradleyDerbyshire Dales | 1,815 | 74 | £436,250 |
| Abbots Bromley, Yoxall & MarchingtonEast Staffordshire | 2,096 | 69 | £425,000 |
| Ashbourne SouthDerbyshire Dales | 2,151 | 69 | £270,000 |
| Ashbourne North, Dovedale & CarsingtonDerbyshire Dales | 2,301 | 66 | £399,500 |
| Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley CommonErewash | 2,301 | 66 | £325,000 |
| Mayfield, Rocester & BramshallEast Staffordshire | 2,493 | 64 | £365,000 |
| Ipstones, Warslow & Hamps ValleyStaffordshire Moorlands | 3,556 | 48 | £325,000 |
People living in DE6 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Managers & directors | 18% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 54% · No religion 36% · Sikh 2%
Born outside the UK: 6%
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 DE6
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DE6 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around DE6.
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.