Derby
Derby is a city in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 270,468. It features around 193 restaurants and cafés, 5 pharmacies, 3 GP surgeries, 2 supermarkets, 1 school, and 1 park, along with 76 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Derby, 0.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £274,531, and there were around 1,260 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Derby area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Derby area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 261,364 residents at roughly 3,350 people per km².
- Council
- Derby
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 206th of 294 English council areas — better than 30% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 6° · 58% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:29
9h 21m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
1237 reported · August 2026▲ 1% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences424
- Anti-social behaviour208
- Public order143
- Shoplifting133
143 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Derby City · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1) To continue tackling drug-related crime and anti-social behaviour 2) To tackle the illegal use of bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters 3) To…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
484 reported road collisions (2025)
114 killed or seriously injured · 593 casualties · 18.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 365 rated 4–5 ★ (282 top)
- 18 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Derby (1.2 km)
- 107 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Derby (1.2 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
Private rents
£860 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £608
- 2 bed £778
- 3 bed £937
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
5.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.3 times median annual pay (5.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,910 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
67 charging locations within ~8 km
- 24 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 200 kW
- Nearest: Council House (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres12
- Gyms21
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches44
- Playgrounds17
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
261,364 residents in Derby · 3,350/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 16%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK14,555
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK17,256
- Net moves−2,701
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 79 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
18% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,306 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (51% of 114,880)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
117 schools · 47,251 pupils
74 primary · 15 secondary · 28 other
Ofsted: 44 of 51 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)
106 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Landau Forte CollegeOutstanding
- Allestree Woodlands SchoolGood
- Chellaston AcademyGood
- Da Vinci AcademyGood
- Derby Cathedral SchoolGood
- Lees Brook AcademyGood
- Littleover Community SchoolGood
- Murray Park Community SchoolGood
- Noel-Baker AcademyGood
- UTC Derby Pride ParkGood
- Alvaston Moor AcademyRequires improvement
- City of Derby AcademyRequires improvement
- Derby Moor Spencer Academy
- Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- West Park School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Derby
Care & health services
295 CQC-registered services
- Care homes73
- GP practices33
- Dentists53
- Homecare agencies119
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Derby
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (City Centre)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 264 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
248 applications decided
85.5% granted · 212 granted, 36 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Baggy Shanker
Labour (Co-op)
Derby South
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 24
- Con 14
- LD 3
- Ref 6
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools21
- GPs & clinics16
- Pharmacies16
- Supermarkets9
- Parks & greens47
- Restaurants & cafés339
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,495 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2,461 jobs advertised · £42,388 avg
e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Choose when you work!, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders, Data Scientist - Model Developer / Statistician
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£734 median full-time weekly pay
5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£19,635 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 129,205 certificates
12.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
67% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 36% · Gas 28% · Wind 25% · Nuclear 6%
153 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 77.9 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 57.4 women · 57.7 men
71% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
18 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in DE1
- Horizon Healthcare
- Vernon Street Medical Ctr
- Wilson Street Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Derby South:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills626 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 328 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND173 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth111 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases103 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Derby Guildhall · 0.0 km
Derby Guildhall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Derby, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
Derby Catacombs · 0.0 kmThe Derby Catacombs are a series of tunnels running beneath the city of Derby, most notably beneath the Marketplace and Derby Guildhall. Access to the tunnels is available via a back room of the nearby Tiger pub.
Derby War Memorial · 0.0 kmThe Derby War Memorial was designed by Charles Clayton Thompson and stands before the Derby Guildhall. It features a bronze figure of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus in her arms by the sculptor George Arthur Wa…
- Derby Market Hall · 0.1 km
Derby Market Hall is an indoor market located in the English city of Derby, United Kingdom. The market was built between 1864 and 1866 at a cost of £29,000. The initial design was by Thomas C Thorburn the then Borough…
Metro Cinema (Derby) · 0.1 kmThe Metro Cinema was an independent cinema in Derby, United Kingdom, with one screen. It showed many independent, arthouse and foreign films, as well as some older mainstream films.
Quad (arts centre) · 0.1 kmQuad, is an arts centre in Derby, England, first opened on 26 September 2008. Quad provides an art gallery, three cinemas, artists’ studios, and a cafe bar. The centre also has spaces in which people can create their…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Derby?
- Derby is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Derby local authority.
- What is the population of Derby?
- Derby has an approximate settlement population of 270,468.
- How deprived is Derby?
- The Derby local authority, which includes Derby, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.