Derby: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£316,959

Semi-detached

£210,400

Terraced

£166,646

Flat or maisonette

£107,116

First-time buyers

£185,321

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  222,881 in 1991 → 274,149 in 2024 (+23.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £123,392 in 2005 → £207,250 in 2026 (+68.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £387 in 2008 → £588 in 2025 (+51.8%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  68.6% in 2004 → 79.8% in 2023 (+16.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.5% in 2001 → 5.0% in 2025 (+42.9%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,186 in 1997 → £19,635 in 2024 (+113.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Derby; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 9th highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access97.5% (January 2026) · 12th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access96% (May 2024) · 38th highest of 318
• Housing affordability · Housing6.0× earnings (April 2025) · 70th lowest of 316

Where it ranks worst

• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£19,635 (2024) · 340th highest of 361
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work47.1% (2021) · 336th highest of 374
• Claimant count · Economy & work5.0% (2025) · 318th lowest of 361
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work32.5% (2024/25) · 319th lowest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.9 years · England 80.0 · 119th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.7 years · England 83.8 · 101st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)57.7 years · England 60.9 · 112th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)57.4 years · England 61.3 · 117th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)379.5 per 100k · England 321.0 · 104th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.8% · England 10.4 · 82nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)70.9% · England 64.6 · 130th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)64.6% · England 68.3 · 133rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)42.5 score · England 46.0 · 134th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.1% · England 5.8 · 134th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)27.9% · England 19.8 · 129th lowest of 153