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Cathedral Quarter & California: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Cathedral Quarter & California neighbourhood of Derby, England (ONS area Derby 013). Headline figures assembled 22 October 2026. Postcodes DE1, DE22, DE23. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DE22 3QN.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Cathedral Quarter & California is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Derby (3 of 21 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £139,000 and flats for £110,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Derby (3.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Derby, is about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 22 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£139,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£110,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.15; 1 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 1 to 2.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£40,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
3.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Cathedral Quarter & California sits in Derby
- Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 31 neighbourhoods in Derby
- Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 8 neighbourhoods in Derby with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 3rd lowest of 31 neighbourhoods in Derby
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 22 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Cathedral Quarter & California
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 22 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Derby, 3 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Single-person households under 65
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Derby Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 15 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry to Nottingham (about 26 min); East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (88 to 94 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Becket Primary School 290 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Derby Cathedral School 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Cathedral Quarter & California
What is the typical house price in Cathedral Quarter & California?
£139,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.
How does Cathedral Quarter & California compare with the rest of Derby?
Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 31 neighbourhoods in Derby. Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 8 neighbourhoods in Derby with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 3rd lowest of 31 neighbourhoods in Derby.
Is Cathedral Quarter & California an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Cathedral Quarter & California gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.15; 1 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Cathedral Quarter & California?
Derby. Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 15 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry to Nottingham (about 26 min); East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (88 to 94 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Cathedral Quarter & California?
Nearest state primary school. Becket Primary School. 290 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Derby Cathedral School. 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.