Now Duffield is in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, mid-way
between Derby and Belper. It is centred on the western bank of the River
Derwent at the mouth of the River Ecclesbourne. It is within the Derwent Valley
Mills World Heritage Area and its elevated northern parts, remarkably, are the
southern foothills of the Pennines. There is a popluation of some 5,000 plus people,
with the arrival of Rolls-Royce in Derby, in the 1910s bringing further
expansion to the area, helping to swell the population and in 1957 The
Ecclesbourne School was founded, when George Wimpey, the building developer,
built new estates, raising the population to around 5000. One was between
Wirksworth Road and the River Ecclesbourne. The other was to the south of
Wirksworth Road, extending New Zealand Lane and the previously privately maintained
Broadway. The attraction of the village for housebuyers centres on this
successful secondary school.
When we looked at the property figures though, what we found
out about the village was quite interesting. The average value of a property in
Duffield is £350,800, which is just £100,000 above the average of its
neighbouring village of Little Eaton. The most expensive street in Duffield is Rigga
Lane where an average property is worth in excess of £850,000, ironically on
the edge of Duffied – on the way to Little Eaton. Only 3 properties out of the
11 properties have been sold since the summer of 1995.
The most expensive property was Outwoods House, The
Outwoods, Duffield, which sold for £1,800,000 in 2014. The average rent in the
village over the last 3 years has been £650 per month. Only 61 people have sold
their property in Duffield, in the last 12 months, according to the Land
Registry.
If you would like to come and discuss property in the area,
you are welcome to visit our office in or call me today!
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