House prices in DE23 3 (Littleover)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'DE23 3' (Littleover) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.


Defining 'DE23 3'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "DE23 3", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Littleover.

You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Littleover is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 42, Elvaston Drive, Littleover, sold for £370,000 on May-2024. Given the internal area of 113 square metres, the price per sqm is £3,274.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £2,800-£3,000, £3,000-£3,200, £3,200-£3,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 173 sales in Littleover (DE23 3) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Littleover
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Littleover

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Littleover (DE23 3). Of the 173 transactions, half were sold for between £2,670 and £3,440 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'DE23 3' is £3,130. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £3,440 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Littleover

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Littleover. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Littleover
House price heatmap for Littleover

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'DE23 3' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
DE23 8 Derby £1,280 sqm £1,530 sqm £1,790 sqm
DE23 4 Littleover £2,790 sqm £3,180 sqm £3,570 sqm
DE23 1 Littleover £2,270 sqm £2,660 sqm £3,040 sqm
DE23 2 Littleover £2,190 sqm £2,570 sqm £3,100 sqm
DE23 6 Derby £1,560 sqm £2,140 sqm £2,740 sqm
DE23 3 Littleover £2,670 sqm £3,130 sqm £3,440 sqm

Will Littleover house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for DE23 3 (Littleover) compared with both the wider area DE23 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Littleover,Littleover
House price trends for Littleover

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent DE23 3 sales
Recent trends for Littleover

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Littleover to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Littleover and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Hillsway, Littleover, DE23 3D 103 sqm £2,715 23
Elvaston Drive, Littleover, DE23 3W 94 sqm £2,902 21
Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, DE23 3U 106 sqm £2,674 20
Alton Way, Littleover, DE23 3X 110 sqm £2,738 17
Badgerdale Way, Littleover, DE23 3Z 74 sqm £2,156 14
Swanmore Road, Littleover, DE23 3S 106 sqm £2,827 14
Rossington Drive, Littleover, DE23 3U 63 sqm £3,150 14
Croft Way, Littleover, DE23 3A 95 sqm £2,895 11

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New build activity

Street Avg size Avg £sqm New build sales
Ludlow Road, Littleover, DE23 3A 82 sqm £2,839 12
Bolton Way, Littleover, DE23 3A 163 sqm £2,662 14

Ludlow Road, Littleover, DE23 3A has seen 12 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £284,685). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 82 sqm, with an average price of £2,839 sqm. This £sqm average is £-291 below the average for DE23 3. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium. In the case of Ludlow Road the premium seems not to exist. Without more info we can only speculate why this may be. Perhaps it may be greater density and smaller gardens, but this is just a guess.

Raw data

Our analysis of Littleover is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
42, Elvaston Drive, Littleover £370,000
May-2024
113 3,274
4, Chartley Drive, Littleover £317,500
Apr-2024
109 2,912
48, Badgerdale Way, Littleover £113,000
Apr-2024
56 2,017

See the entire list of all sales in Littleover (DE23 3) here.

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