North East Derbyshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£345,626

Semi-detached

£230,076

Terraced

£181,713

Flat or maisonette

£124,544

First-time buyers

£217,224

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

  97,843 in 1991 → 106,646 in 2024 (+9.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £144,314 in 2005 → £253,810 in 2026 (+75.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £380 in 2008 → £613 in 2025 (+61.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.2% in 2004 → 68.4% in 2023 (−5.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.9% in 2001 → 2.4% in 2025 (−17.2%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,429 in 1997 → £23,905 in 2024 (+153.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for North East Derbyshire; 29 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

• Smokers · Health & wellbeing7.9% (2020 to 2024) · 32nd lowest of 373
• New homes · Housing11.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 66th highest of 296
• Claimant count · Economy & work2.4% (2025) · 90th lowest of 361
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing24.5 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 95th lowest of 292

Where it ranks worst

• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access37.5 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 361st highest of 361
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work1.4% (2024) · 358th highest of 361
• Job density · Economy & work0.55 jobs per resident (2024) · 328th highest of 350
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills53.1% (2023) · 324th highest of 348

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Derbyshire, which includes North East Derbyshire.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.7 years · England 80.0 · 76th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.8 years · England 83.8 · 98th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)60.5 years · England 60.9 · 72nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.5 years · England 61.3 · 76th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)335.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 80th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.9% · England 10.4 · 49th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.3% · England 64.6 · 82nd lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Derbyshire, which includes North East Derbyshire.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)66.9% · England 68.3 · 103rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.0 score · England 46.0 · 89th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.3% · England 5.8 · 137th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.5% · England 19.8 · 77th lowest of 153