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

Typical net household income£45,934a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime40per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied79%

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

£345,000median home sold over the past year · +21.1% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 322 sales
Detached£452,500
Semi-detached£255,000
Terraced£215,000
Flat£180,750
South Derbyshire£255,000
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
Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk LangleyAmber Valley 36895 £446,625
Willington South & ReptonSouth Derbyshire 50593 £365,000
Hilton & EtwallSouth Derbyshire 55392 £258,500
Willington North, Findern & Stenson FieldsSouth Derbyshire 1,40380 £261,500
Ambergate, Heage & IdridgehayAmber Valley 1,63076 £290,000
Hatton & BurnastonSouth Derbyshire 1,80874 £318,000
Doveridge, Brailsford & BradleyDerbyshire Dales 1,81574 £436,250
Abbots Bromley, Yoxall & MarchingtonEast Staffordshire 2,09669 £425,000
Ashbourne SouthDerbyshire Dales 2,15169 £270,000
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & CarsingtonDerbyshire Dales 2,30166 £399,500
Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley CommonErewash 2,30166 £325,000
Mayfield, Rocester & BramshallEast Staffordshire 2,49364 £365,000
Ipstones, Warslow & Hamps ValleyStaffordshire Moorlands 3,55648 £325,000

People living in DE6 Census 2021

Residents103,718
Median age (est.)47
Density94per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above38%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 30%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 8%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

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.