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Affluence in DE3 5DL

How DE3 5DL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Mickleover South
Council
Derby
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,346 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off DE3 5DL is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DE3 5DL area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Employment4.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Children in low-income families7.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
  • Education and skills9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£54,852
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
55%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

46% of adults in the DE3 5DL area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 39.6% are retired and 3.3% are full-time students.

DE3 5DLEngland
Employee, full-time30.6%34.3%
Employee, part-time9%11.9%
Self-employed6.4%9.5%
Unemployed1.4%2.9%
Full-time student3.3%7.9%
Retired39.6%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.7%4.1%
Other1.8%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

40.9% of adults in the DE3 5DL area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

DE3 5DLEngland
Higher managerial & professional15.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional25.3%19.9%
Intermediate14.8%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.2%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5%5.3%
Semi-routine10.9%11.3%
Routine11.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.7%8.5%
Full-time students3.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

35.7% of adults in the DE3 5DL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 17.1% have no qualifications.

DE3 5DLEngland
Degree level or above35.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C7.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.6%5.3%
Other qualifications3.1%2.8%
No qualifications17.1%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DE3 5DL (Mickleover South) (about 1,346 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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