United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Derby
Unitary authority · East Midlands, England · population ~257k · 106 state-funded schools
Affordable to house oneself in, but challenged by significant social pressures. Derby offers a median house price that is 5.8 times median annual pay, a ratio lower than the East Midlands median. Rent is similarly accessible, consuming 26.6% of gross median earnings. While these costs remain modest, the trade-off is evident in the local environment, where the recorded crime rate of 109.3 per 1,000 residents is higher than 91% of England authorities. Deprivation levels also sit well above the regional median. For those who prioritise lower housing overheads and can navigate these broader social indicators, the city provides a practical entry point into the regional market, though it lacks the safety profile found elsewhere in the East Midlands.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 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
122 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
96 of 105 (91.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 17 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. 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.