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Derby

Derby is a unitary council in the East Midlands. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Every GP practice the regulator has rated in Derby is rated Good or Outstanding, the only council in the East Midlands where that is true. Each GP has 2,578 patients, more than at 85% of councils in England. Band D council tax, £2,306, is the lowest of the councils it borders. 56% of eleven year olds reach the expected standard, down 5 points since 2018/19 and the lowest of its neighbours. Healthy life expectancy for women, 57.4 years, is the 2nd lowest in the region.

Furthest from the middle

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 56% Lower than 91% of the 296 councils in England it is published for. Joint 3rd lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station 9% Lower than 91% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for. 8th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents 111.0 Higher than 91% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for. 4th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Derby and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,306

Lower than 80% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

4th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£204k

Lower than 78% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

8th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Up 2.3% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£778

Lower than 72% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 3.3% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings5.6

Lower than 79% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Joint 3rd lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home67

Lower than 81% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 2nd lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van26%

Higher than 78% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

4th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station9%

Lower than 91% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

8th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket92.6%

Higher than 84% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy92.5%

Higher than 77% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available87.3%

Higher than 76% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths56%

Lower than 91% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 3rd lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Down 5 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score42.5

Lower than 84% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

6th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,578

Higher than 85% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

7th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

The highest of the 34 councils in the East Midlands.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents111.0

Higher than 91% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

4th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Up 1.3% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households6.2

Higher than 66% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year46.4

Higher than 58% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier89.4%

Lower than 67% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 8th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents5.3

Lower than 68% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Down 3.3% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.4

Lower than 69% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.6

Higher than 86% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 34 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women57.4 yrs

Lower than 84% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Down 2.5 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home23.9 ha

Lower than 54% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean11.6 µg/m³

Higher than 81% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 3rd highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Down 29.7% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Derby shares a boundary with Amber Valley, Erewash and South Derbyshire. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms: Amber Valley£741
Derby£778
Erewash£789
South Derbyshire£801
Average house price, all homes: Derby£204k
Erewash£218k
Amber Valley£238k
South Derbyshire£259k
Council tax, band D: Derby£2,306
South Derbyshire£2,340
Erewash£2,361
Amber Valley£2,408
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents: South Derbyshire51.9
Amber Valley67.6
Erewash74.9
Derby111.0
Patients per fully qualified GP: Amber Valley1,833
Erewash2,379
Derby2,578
South Derbyshire2,581
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: Derby56%
South Derbyshire57%
Erewash58%
Amber Valley61%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean: South Derbyshire7.2 µg/m³
Amber Valley8.5 µg/m³
Erewash11 µg/m³
Derby11.6 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station: South Derbyshire5.4%
Derby9%
Erewash15.2%
Amber Valley22.3%

What changed

Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 2.3% since June 2025
Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 3.3% since August 2025
Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Up 1.3% since 2022-23
Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 2.5 years since 2011 to 2013
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Down 3.3% since 2021
Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26Down 5 points since 2018/19
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 29.7% since 2019

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