Derby area guides
For an easy way to find information about some key local areas in Derby start by searching our Derby area guide. Alphabetically ordered by area name you'll find all you want to know about Derby - from local area highlights, the latest property to buy or rent, leading local Estate Agencies and lists of local area resources.
A popular city in the East Midlands, Derby is the 18th largest settlement in England. The 2001 Census counted Derby's population at 221,708 [1] . The manufacturing industry is almost certainly Derby's largest, with both Rolls-Royce and Toyota being major employers in the city. Bombardier and Alstom are also major manufacturers in Derby, producing train systems/aircraft and power plant boilers/heat exchangers respectively. Train manufacturing is still a significant industry in Derby, despite not being as important as when the city was a major railway centre. Ã| The 2001 Census recorded Derby cityâ~@~Y unemployment rate at 4 per cent, which was slightly higher than the 3.3 per cent national average and Derbyshireâ~@~Ys relatively low 3.2 per cent {2] .
Derbyâ~@~Ys climate is arguably slightly milder than the national average, with high temperatures for January and July of 6ðC and 21ðC, respectively [3] . The city has a significant Asian population, at 8.4 per cent of the total in the 2001 Census (compared to 4.6 per cent nationally).
By road, Derby is accessible via the M1 motorway, which runs only ten miles east of the city and links to London in the south; Sheffield and Leeds to the north; the A6 motorway to Leicester and Manchester; the A38 motorway to Bristol and Birmingham; and the A52 motorway linking the city to Nottingham; amongst others. Given Derby's significant railway history, it's not surprising that the city is well connected by rail, having been a major junction in the line connecting London to Yorkshire and the north east of England. Express trains run to London, the north east and the south west regularly. By air, Derby is serviced by East Midlands Airport, which is 15 miles from the city centre and services fly to a variety of national and European locations, as well as select international destinations. Several popular budget airlines feature, including Ryanair, easyJet and bmibaby.
Derby Property Market
Derby offers a variety of property types, including new-build executive homes and modern city apartments, as well as traditional terraces, catering for families as well as single people, students or married couples without children. The average cost of a residential property in Derby city is ã142,028, with detached houses averaging ã229,159, semi-detached houses costing around the ã136,593 mark, and a terraced house and flat averaging ã109,921 and ã16 respectively [4] . Housing stock in the city centre of Derby (DE1) is mainly flats, which may suit couples without children or students, given the nearby University of Derby. The area of Mickleover (DE3) may be appropriate for families or older couples, having mainly semi-detached houses as available residential property (nearly 50 per cent of the total in the area). Semi-detached housing is also prevalent in the areas of Ripley (DE5, north east of the city and connected by the A38 motorway), Swadlincote (DE11, south west of the city) and Ilkeston (DE7, near the M1 motorway). In the areas of Matlock (DE4) and Ashbourne (DE6, north west of the city and connected by the A52 motorway), detached housing makes up the majority of housing stock, being potentially ideal locations for families, whilst the housing found in the area of Burton-On-Trent is terraced primarily (DE14, south west)[5].