United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
North East Derbyshire
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~102k · 49 state-funded schools
Affordable to rent but stretched to buy, North East Derbyshire offers a stable environment at the cost of a significant capital barrier. While median monthly rent is a modest £775, the median house price sits at 6.3 times annual gross pay, making home ownership a heavier lift than the regional median suggests. Weekly earnings of £741.30 sit slightly above the East Midlands median, yet residents face a Band D council tax of £2,467, which is among the higher costs in the region. The trade-off for these expenses is a safer environment, with a crime rate of 52.2 per 1,000 people, well below the regional median. This location suits those prioritising personal safety and school performance over low property entry costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How North East Derbyshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,548/yr
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
House price
£242,000
Affordable
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Rent
£775/mo
Affordable
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,467/yr
Mid
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Crime
52.2/1k
Safest
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Deprivation
17.4
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
85.7%
Concerning
Worse than 92% 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
58 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
42 of 49 (85.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 9 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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49 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 49 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in North East Derbyshire →Places with similar signatures
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What we don't know yet
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.