DE1 vs DE21: house prices per square metre compared
DE1 has a median of £2,230 per m² against £2,900 in DE21 (Chaddesden). DE21 is the more expensive of the two: DE1 is 23.1% cheaper per m². The figures come from 111 and 524 matched sales in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.
£214,000, the median sale price in DE21, buys about 74 m² there and about 96 m² in DE1, a difference of 22 m² at each district’s own median. Over the 10 years to Q1 2026, DE21 moved +4.3% a year against DE1 at +2.3% a year, before inflation.
Sales in the last 12 months.
| Measure | DE1Medium confidence Derby £2,230median per m² | DE21High confidence Chaddesden, Derby £2,900median per m² | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price per m² | £2,230 | £2,900 | +30.0% |
| Median sale price | £163,000 | £214,000 | +31.3% |
| Middle 60% of salesp20 to p80 | £1,660–£2,690 | £2,270–£3,490 | |
| Sales (last 12 months) | 121 | 694 | +573 |
| With a matched floor areaThe denominator behind each median per unit area | 111 | 524 | +413 |
| Mean floor area (matched sales) | 84 m² | 85 m² | +1.6% |
| Annual change over 9.8 years | +2.3% a year | +4.3% a year | +2.0 pts |
| By property typeMedian price per m² for each property type sold in the last 12 months. | |||
| Detached | no sales | £3,320n = 166 | n/a |
| Semi-detached | no sales | £2,650n = 250 | n/a |
| Terraced | £2,310n = 61 | £2,460n = 100 | +6.5% |
| Flat | £1,780n = 36 | no sales | n/a |
| Difference: DE1 minus DE21. | |||
| All DE1 sold prices | All DE21 sold prices |
Each trend line is that district’s own quarterly median price per square metre, scaled to its own range: compare directions, not heights. Gaps are quarters with too few matched sales to publish a median.
Frequently asked questions
Why compare DE1 and DE21 on price per square metre rather than price?
A raw sale price mostly reflects how big homes are; price per square metre corrects for size, so DE1 and DE21 can be compared on what a buyer actually gets for the money. Both figures here are medians of sold price divided by EPC floor area, from HM Land Registry sales, computed the same way for both areas.
Why do DE1 and DE21 show different numbers of sales?
The two districts are different sizes and trade at different rates, and each figure is computed over the matched sales its own area produced in its stated window. The matched-sale count is printed beside each median because it is that median's own denominator.
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 · Floor areas from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register · how these figures are made