United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Derby
Unitary authority · East Midlands, England · population ~257k · 106 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in, but with significant downsides. Derby offers a median house price of £220,000, below the East Midlands median, and a house price to earnings multiple of 5.8x, suggesting reasonable affordability. However, this is offset by high crime rates, with recorded crime per 1,000 at 109.3, higher than 91% of England authorities, and a deprivation score of 26.32, also higher than 78% of England authorities. While council tax and rent are around the regional median, and school performance is slightly above average, the high crime and deprivation figures suggest this location may suit those prioritising lower property costs over safety and social factors.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Derby ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,142/yr
Mid
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
House price
£220,000
Affordable
Better than 73% of UK LAs
Rent
£847/mo
Affordable
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,306/yr
Cheap
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Crime
109.3/1k
Highest
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Deprivation
26.3
High
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Schools
91.4%
Weak
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
105 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
96 of 105 (91.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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106 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 106 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.