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Living in Quarndon: Liveability Score 37/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Quarndon comes out at 37/100 on the 7 categories we can score here. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is broadband: 99/100 against a national town median of 60/100. Quarndon is a place of extremes: 99/100 for broadband against 6/100 for healthcare, a 93-point spread wider than roughly nine in ten UK towns.

It scores 28 points below the DE22 postcode district as a whole, which averages 65/100. On broadband specifically, Quarndon sits 12 points above the DE22 district figure of 87/100. That sits 13 points below the UK-wide average of 50, putting it in the bottom quarter of the towns and villages we score. Wider context for the surrounding area: DE22 postcode district.

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Quarndon scores 37 but individual postcodes tell the full story

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
65
Air Quality NO₂ 6.7 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 11.5 µg/m³
73
Green Space 50
Parks Ample 7
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds None

Services

Schools
9
4 schools in area · 16 within 4km
3Good1Ungraded
  • Allestree Woodlands SchoolSecondary · inspected 2024
    Good
  • Portway Infant SchoolPrimary · inspected 2023
    Good
  • Portway Junior SchoolPrimary · inspected 2023
    Good
  • The Curzon CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2024
    Ungraded

Ungraded: inspected, but Ofsted no longer issues a single overall grade (since Sept 2024).

Score reflects proximity-weighted access to rated schools within 4km: areas with more nearby schools score higher regardless of settlement boundary.

Healthcare
6
A&E departmentsRoyal Derby Hospital3.1 mi
Queens Medical Centre12.6 mi
Kings Mill Hospital15.6 mi
Hospital waitsUniversity Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust1.5 mi
Routine referral (median)13 wks
Treated within 18 weeks60.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs70.3%
Nearest GP surgeryPark Lane Surgery1.1 mi
GP capacity2,062 patients per GP
0dentists0pharmacies

Score reflects proximity to CQC-rated GP surgeries and hospitals, not facility count. Dentists and pharmacies are shown for context but don't affect the score.

Broadband
99
Full fibre (FTTP)90.2%
available across Amber Valley
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
99.2%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
99.7%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 14 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
—

No official data available for this category.

Bills
53
Council tax Amber Valley · 2026-27
A £1,605
B £1,873
C £2,140
D £2,408
E £2,943
F £3,478
G £4,013
H £4,816
Energy East Midlands region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band D
Water Severn Trent Water
Average bill regional £424/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
16
Duffield 1.7 mi
Derby 3.7 mi
Belper 4.2 mi
J25 M1 8.9 mi
J25 M1 9.2 mi
J26 M1 10.9 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
22
Pubs & Bars Some 1
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness Some 1

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House Prices

Not enough recent sales

Fewer than 10 sales were recorded in Quarndon in the last 12 months, which isn't enough for a reliable median. Smaller villages often fall below this in any given year. Figures come from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and are updated monthly, so this may fill in later.

Nearby places

Makeney 56 1.5 mi away ⇄
Little Eaton 54 1.6 mi away ⇄
Breadsall 49 2.2 mi away ⇄
Milford (Amber Valley) 53 2.8 mi away ⇄
Morley (Erewash) 0 3.2 mi away ⇄
Holbrook (Amber Valley) 57 3.3 mi away ⇄
Horsley (Amber Valley) 56 3.4 mi away ⇄
Derby 64 3.9 mi away ⇄
Morley (Amber Valley) 0 4.0 mi away ⇄
Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse 58 4.1 mi away ⇄
Turnditch 39 4.2 mi away ⇄
Belper 62 4.4 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Quarndon a nice place to live?

Quarndon has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Quarndon is 37/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Quarndon?

Among the top-rated schools in Quarndon are Allestree Woodlands School, Portway Infant School and Portway Junior School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 4 rated schools in Quarndon in total.

Quarndon in context

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Postcode districts in Quarndon

DE22 65 ⇄

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