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Thinking of living at DE23 6UG? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School | Primary | 200 m | – |
| Arboretum Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 29% met the expected standard |
| Hardwick Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 42% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 450 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Dale Community Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Derby Cathedral School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| UTC Derby Pride Park | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 42 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bemrose School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 33.8 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Landau Forte College | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 55.4 · 16.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Derby Moor Spencer Academy | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 47.7 · 13.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Normanton House School | Independent | 1.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Jasmine Hall School | Independent | 2.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Derbyshire Tennis Centre | 760 m | 18 |
| Bowls | DFS Combustion/Formans Club/Rolls Royce Foremans/Osmaston MSC Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.0 km | 14 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Derby) | 1.8 km | 9 |
| Football | Sherwin Football Club | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Rosehill Methodists Cricket Club | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Skateboard | Flo Skatepark | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Osmaston BMX Track | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Golf | Derby Golf Course | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Boxing | Fight Club | 220 m | 4 |
| Fitness | Derby Athletics Club | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Snooker | A1 Snooker Club | 210 m | 3 |
| Climbing | Alter Rock Climbing Centre | 790 m | 3 |
| Yoga | Gong Space | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Squash | Derby Leisure & Events Venue Derby | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Rowing | Derby Rowing Club | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 1.2 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 32. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Derby, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 4.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Lower Dale Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 6, 4, 2); 57 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
46% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School, a few minutes' walk (200 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Castleward Spencer Academy (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Derby Cathedral School, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 41.5 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Landau Forte College (1.8 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Pak Foods, 200 m away; The Meat Centre (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Derby Family Medical Centre (400 m), with Normanton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Star Barbers is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 2.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 20 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Lahori Chaska / Scoops Express is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Falstaff the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (22 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 297 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 31% flats and 9% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 69% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 176 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Derby Arboretum, 650 m away; for exercise, Fight Club (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.0 µg/m³).
58 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Aurora Ryefields School |
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| Independent |
| 2.1 km |
| – |
Every primary near DE23 6UG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
For holidays, East Midlands is 14 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 54 km.
Many neighbours rent: 42% of households rent privately and 18% socially.
It's young: 25% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Derby, 3.4 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.