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DE21 4QU

Oakwood · Derby · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Derby
Ward
Oakwood
Local authority
Derby
Constituency
Derby North
Postcode district
DE21
Postcode sector
DE21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE21 4RJ 75 m
DE21 4RL 75 m
DE21 4UP 88 m
DE21 4TL 124 m
DE21 4LU 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE21 4QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE21
Postcode sector
DE21 4
Latitude
52.932176
Longitude
-1.429759
British National Grid easting
438,427
British National Grid northing
337,347

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Derby · E06000015
Electoral ward
Oakwood · E05015522
Parish or community
E43000014
Westminster constituency
Derby North · E14001193
Output area
E00068196
Lower layer super output area
Derby 006B · E01013506
Middle layer super output area
Derby 006 · E02002801

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Property

At this postcode

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47 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4QU 28 November 2025 £367,500
48a, Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4QU 8 August 2025 £200,000
57, Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4QU 1 May 2025 £700,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
53
Secondary
8

  1. Cavendish Close Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    233 m

  2. Cavendish Close Infant School

    Community school

    311 m

  3. Lees Brook Academy

    Academy converter

    488 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,341
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,075
  • Anti social behaviour 226
  • Public order 177
  • Criminal damage and arson 151
  • Other theft 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
99

48 female, 51 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.5
DE21 4 residents
13,636

Age bands in DE21 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

2,664 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

1,705 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

3,872 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

3,308 residents

Age 65 and over
15.4%

2,099 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE21 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAINE DRIVE, CHADDESDEN, DERBY, DE21 6LA

    ODS code C81051

    423 m

  • DERWENT VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DERWENT VALLEY MEDICAL PRAC, 20 ST. MARKS ROAD, DERBY, DE21 6AT

    ODS code C81014

    2.0 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 CHAPEL STREET, SPONDON, DERBY, DE21 7RJ

    ODS code C81068

    2.1 km

  • DERWENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    26 NORTH STREET, DERBY, DE1 3AZ

    ODS code C81652

    3.4 km

  • OSMASTON SURGERY

    212 OSMASTON ROAD, DERBY, DE23 8JX

    ODS code C81071

    3.5 km

  • WILSON STREET SURGERY

    11 WILSON STREET, DERBY, DE1 1PG

    ODS code C81009

    3.7 km

  • HORIZON HEALTHCARE

    3-5 BURTON ROAD, DERBY, DE1 1TH

    ODS code C81006

    3.7 km

  • MACKLIN STREET SURGERY

    90 MACKLIN STREET, DERBY, DE1 1JX

    ODS code C81073

    3.7 km

  • FRIAR GATE SURGERY

    AGARD STREET, DERBY, DE1 1DZ

    ODS code C81036

    3.9 km

  • OVERDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    207 VICTORIA AVENUE, BORROWASH, DERBY, DE72 3HG

    ODS code C81066

    4.1 km

  • VERNON STREET MEDICAL CTR

    13 VERNON STREET, DERBY, DE1 1FW

    ODS code C81007

    4.2 km

  • BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    183 KEDLESTON ROAD, DERBY, DE22 1FT

    ODS code C81653

    4.2 km

  • PARK LANE SURGERY

    2 PARK LANE, ALLESTREE, DERBY, DE22 2DS

    ODS code C81040

    4.3 km

  • ALVASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 BOULTON LANE, ALVASTON, DERBY, DE24 0GE

    ODS code C81047

    4.3 km

  • PEARTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    159 PEAR TREE ROAD, DERBY, DE23 8NQ

    ODS code C81616

    4.3 km

  • DERBY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 HASTINGS STREET, DERBY, DE23 6QQ

    ODS code C81118

    4.5 km

  • PARK FARM MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 PARK FARM CENTRE, ALLESTREE, DERBY, DE22 2QN

    ODS code C81064

    4.6 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    207 ST. THOMAS ROAD, DERBY, DE23 8RJ

    ODS code C81072

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Deborah Drive

    BCT · Chaddesden

    0.0 miles

  • Deborah Drive

    BCT · Chaddesden

    0.0 miles

  • Wood Road End

    BCT · Chaddesden

    0.1 miles

  • Willetts Road

    BCT · Chaddesden

    0.1 miles

  • Willetts Road

    BCT · Chaddesden

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Derby 006B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,257 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
4
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
7
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £367,500 from 9 recorded sales in DE21 4QU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Derby is £204,016 in June 2026, up 2.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

82 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 8 secondary schools. Cavendish Close Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 233 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,341 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,075 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.