What can you afford in South Derbyshire?
1,502 homes changed hands in South Derbyshire over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £249,290 or less, a quarter for under £195,000, and three quarters for under £325,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £49,858 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £50,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 6.0× the local median full-time salary of £41,520 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · South Derbyshire
£249,290
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £195,000
- Three quarters under
- £325,000
- Sales
- 1,502
- HPI average
- £261,231
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,502 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 4.4% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 17.3% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 50.3% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 83.6% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 93.3% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £135,000 · 56 | ≈£27,000 |
| Terraced house | £185,000 · 309 | ≈£37,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £220,000 · 524 | ≈£44,000 |
| Detached house | £335,000 · 613 | ≈£67,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts South Derbyshire average prices up 5.9% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Shropshire
- Slough
- Solihull
- Somerset
- South Cambridgeshire
- South Gloucestershire
- South Hams
- South Holland
- South Kesteven
- South Norfolk
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.