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In general terms the city of Derby itself offers mainly inexpensive terraces, new developments of semis and link detached homes, with a much smaller number of large five bedroom and bay-fronted 1930s semis. There are some quite large older detached properties along Duffield Road to the north of the city. The northern part of the city centre in general has better quality Victorian and Edwardian terraced and villa properties than the southern area which, nevertheless, does feature conservation areas with large 19th century terraced homes. However, the more desirable residential areas are to be found outside the city centre. Many of the suburbs were once villages and many also benefit from conservation areas.  Recent building includes one and two bedroom apartments in Dove Grange, two, three and four bedroom houses in Watersmead and four bedroom detached homes in Duesbury Grange.

North

The popular suburb villages of Allestree and Darley Abbey on the northern edge of Derby's built up area benefit from the Park Farm Centre which provides a wide range of shopping facilities. The areas are enhanced by parkland, a very well regarded secondary school, a golf course (and another at nearby Quarndon), and housing here ranges from conservation areas, riverside locations, refurbished 19th century millworkers' cottages near the Derwent to 1960s/70s estates and good 1930s/40s detached properties. Travel into the city is relatively easy using the A38. The sought-after village of Breadsall, between the A38 and the A608 just three miles out of town, is still a rural location with individually-styled large modern houses and a golf course at the hotel. Across the trunk road, Little Eaton retains the flavour of traditional village life with some properties benefiting from seclusion and privacy.

About midway between Heanor and Belper, the rural semis at Horsley Woodhouse enjoy far reaching views over Golden Valley, and the village is well located for travel to Derby and for access to the M1. Nearby Denby is a rural village with some modern developments, an imposing old church and a secondary school. Benefiting from a rural location it also offers convenient access to major roads.

There are some charming 17th century detached cottages at Heanor, north on the A608, plus a leisure park (including a swimming pool), indoor market, shopping centre and a secondary school. Just to the north of Heanor lie the villages of Loscoe and Codnor both with a good mix of housing. Codnor has some good old style large houses as well as small estates such as Westhill with a choice of bungalows, semis and detached housing. In Loscoe there are lots of terraced houses, being an ex-mining area, but there are also a few semis and a mixture of older style and modern detached housing covering a varied price range.

The town of Ripley, eight miles north on the A610 (off the A6), has some fine old houses in many individual styles, including spacious Victorian detached homes. Three and four bedroom homes have been built in Weavers Gate in Ripley and two, three, four and five bedroom homes at Poppy Fields in Warm Wells Lane.  Contemporary two through to four bedroom homes can be found in Aldercar, near Ripley.  Facilities include swimming pools at the leisure centre, a nearby golf course, primary and secondary schools, Shipley Country Park and the Midland Railway Centre. This fine family district has a bus service to Derby and a busy shopping centre. North of Ripley the village of Ironville is built beside the canal with many original cottages remaining, and nearby Riddings is an old village with a thatched pub, estate workers' cottages, tree-lined park and traditional village green cricket matches.  Recent building includes that at The Bridleways in the village and at The Croft, off Town End in Shirland near Alfreton.  The leisure centre at Alfreton includes a lido, pool, flume, tree-lined park and a national venue bowls hall. There is also a golf club here. Beyond Ripley and Heanor and close to junction 27 of the M1 is Selston with its school, and semis in a mix of attractive housing styles.  Recent building here includes the Dumbles development on Nottingham Road, consisting of three and four bedroom homes.

About five miles north of Derby on the A6, the premier and generally very expensive location of Duffield is an expanded village with good schools, a village centre, rail link and quality detached housing of a varied nature. Some of the properties in this highly regarded village offer far reaching views over the Derwent; there are some palisaded terraces, and it's also the home of the Chevin golf club. About a mile north west of Duffield, Hazelwood is another of Derbyshire's sought-after residential areas with attractive large stone and render cottages.

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At the former mill town of Belper, nine miles north of Derby, the A6 and rail link make for easy commuting. There is a good shopping centre here and a wide mix of housing, including Grade II-listed rows of stone cottages. There is a range of schools and a good bus service to Derby. The leisure centre has a pool, tennis courts, netball court, rugby and football pitches, athletics track and bar. Also in Belper are the River Gardens. At the village of Milford close by, some elevated views across the Derwent Valley can be enjoyed from late 18th century stone built, detached, three-storey residences.

Ashbourne sits on the edge of the Peak District, to the west of Belper, and some 13 miles north west along the A52 from Derby. It is a small market town and something of a tourist attraction with a tall spired church and old almshouses. The town has its schools, bus service into Derby, local amenities and a good range of property, from a mixture of small modern terraced houses and period cottages to suit the first time buyer to three and four bedroom detached houses and a few bungalows. The most sought after homes are some 1930-1970s four and five bedroom detached houses found in such areas as Windmill Lane and North Avenue; one side of these roads benefiting from excellent views. Green Road is also highly desirable and, on the outskirts of Ashbourne, is a modern estate off the Wyaston Road.

Some 15 miles to the north west along the A6, The Matlocks began as picturesque settlements on the Derwent. Matlock itself is a bustling town and good local shopping centre with some large Victorian and Edwardian properties, while Matlock Bath is a popular tourist centre all year round particularly noted for its riverside illuminations. As a result of its attractions, Matlock Bath becomes very overcrowded with visitors during the summer and at weekends, and although there are some attractive and unusual properties here, this may not be to everyone's taste. The nearby villages of Lea, Holloway and Crich are all within easy commuting distance along the A6.

Chesterfield is a compact town but within its boundaries it has a wide range of property in terms of style, setting and price.  The countryside beyond the town, particularly to the west, again offers variety, often in quiet village settings.  Within the borough boundaries, the areas on the west side, with their access to the Peak District, are the more popular and expensive locations.  Popular areas include Walton, Brampton, Ashgate and the Brookside area, all in the south west, and Newbold in the north.  There is a mix of property styles and ages in Walton, on the extreme south west side of Chesterfield.  There are 1930s bay-fronted semis and detached houses, and three modern estates, two of which are about ten years old, with Georgian-style four and five bedroom houses, and the other is a much more recent development of four bedroom detached homes.  There are several pockets of new development in and around Chesterfield.  Brampton lies to the north of Walton, astride the A619 Chatsworth Road.  This area has a lot of cheap, older style, two-up, two-down terracing and is popular with first time buyers.  It is also convenient for the town centre.  Further west along the A619 is the very prestigious Brookside area, consisting mainly of older style, large detached houses, with good gardens.  To the north of Brampton is Ashgate, which has a mix of housing, including some good ex-local authority stock, as well as new semis and detached properties.  The Newbold area is not so well regarded as those above, but it is nevertheless a reasonable area, with a mix of older housing, ex-local authority housing and new estate-type properties.  Around the central part of Chesterfield you will find many Victorian terraces and semi detached houses.  Prices here largely depend on the particular road or local circumstances.  There is some modern building here on Cavendish Grove of two and three bedroom semi detached houses and the Towngate Mews development of two and three bedroom town houses off Piccadilly Road.

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West

Straddling the A38 to the west, the popular suburbs of Littleover and Mickleover retain traditional village centres, benefit from a golf club in Mickleover and offer a variety of housing ranging from Victorian detached properties with large hedged gardens in tree-lined roads to period cottages in a conservation area, and from 1920s-40s detached homes to 1930s-40s semis and 1970s to present day developments. Contemporary two and three bedroom homes are on offer at Dewsbury Court, one and two bedroom apartments in Duesbury Place and four bedroom detached properties at Mickelover Country Park, the latter two developments are on Hospital Lane.  Some of the larger shopping facilities such as Tesco are located in this area, and in recent years a big development of superstores has opened off the A38 at Kingsway. This area is also served by well regarded schools.

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South West, South & South East

The suburb of Allenton has a leisure centre, shopping centre and a market. Housing here mainly consists of inexpensive older style terraced properties. There is a wide mix of housing at the outer city suburb of Sinfin, much of the private sector dating from the 1960's and '70s and further development is planned. There is a golf club here, a substantial shopping centre and a multi-screen cinema, there is also a rail link into Derby. Towards the southern city limits, Shelton Lock and Chellaston together form a high quality area with a good school, close to the Allenton shopping centre and also to open countryside. Properties in Shelton Lock consist mainly of modern semi detached homes while in Chellaston there are some large old Victorian properties situated along the main road and there are some more modern homes at one end.

Many of the suburbs, towns and villages situated in the southern areas benefit from the southern by-pass running from Foston near Uttoxeter (west) to the M1 at Kegworth. Repton village off the A38, some six miles south of Derby and with the River Trent nearby, has some Grade II-listed terraced cottages and it is well placed for commuting to Derby and Burton. A recent, 200-acre site 'village' at Heatherton, which is near Littleover off the A38, includes good local amenities. Properties here range from two bedroom starter homes to large detached executive houses and there have been some good builders active in Heatherton, providing some excellent quality properties. Findern, nearer Derby, is a semi-rural village just off the A38 which is very popular and Egginton, on the other side of the A38, is also a sought after village location.

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Popular Alvaston, situated on the ring road, features Edwardian semis and post war terraces. There is a secondary school here and nearby is the country park at Elvaston Castle.  Recent development here includes The Chase on Radford Street.  Some nine miles south of the city the very select and sought after village of Ticknall has a conservation area at its heart and features semi detached period cottages. Its proximity to the sailing and other watersports facilities at Staunton Harold and Foremark reservoirs and the historic Calke Abbey add to the pleasant surroundings.

Other local amenities are mostly at the nearby, rurally-surrounded Melbourne, about 10 minutes away where residents can take advantage of a golf club and leisure centre, swimming pool and reasonable shopping facilities. Proximity to the airport is a big plus point here and this pushes prices up. This is a popular area with some attractive cottages and some of the spacious properties on the outskirts adjoin open country. Generally speaking, property in the centre of Melbourne consists of terraced houses and further out there are newer developments with a range of properties from two bedroom starter homes to large and popular four bedroom executive houses. Just outside Melbourne is the lovely village of Wilson which is also very select and properties here are always sought after. Castle Donington features a mix of property including the new Riverside development of four and five bedroom houses which are within easy reach of the M1.

Near the junction of the A511 and A42, is the market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch which has a lot of character. Packington Road in Ashby-de-le-Zouch is a very sought after location with some good older style properties and there are also traditional houses along Tamworth Road. Blackfordby is a small and highly regarded village with mainly old and traditional property and although there are a few individually designed modern houses, there are no large new estates.

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East

The popular suburban area of Spondon features a leisure centre, various supermarkets including a Sainsbury's at the Wyvern Shopping Centre and it enjoys a rail link into Derby. Property here consists of traditional and very popular houses in the old village itself and some estates further out. A wide range of housing types have been built at Oakfields on Station Road, only a short journey from Pride Park.  North of here, Oakwood is a large and growing estate with its own shopping centre, schools and buses.  These are among the areas closest to the M1, directly on the dual carriageway linking the city to the motorway. Between Spondon and Oakwood, Chaddesden, where there is a very large housing estate, has its own shopping facilities and a secondary school.

South of Spondon the pleasant village of Borrowash, lying five miles east of the city centre, has good local shopping facilities and easy access to the M1 motorway and the A52 into both Nottingham and Derby. Property here is a mixture of old and new houses and bungalows. Neighbouring Ockbrook is another sought after village because it manages to retain its village atmosphere while still serving the commuter well. In the Dale Abbey area, some three miles to the east of the city, rural communities continue to resist the spread of the city.

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