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Belper is a market town on the River Derwent, north of Derby, and part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. It has its own railway station on the line between Derby and Sheffield.

£268,000median sold price

583homes sold in a year

£799average rent a month

£2,437council tax, Band D

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Living in Belper

Belper is a market town on the River Derwent, north of Derby, with 21,440 residents at the 2021 census. It is in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire.

The town was a nail making centre from the Middle Ages and one of the first mill towns of the Industrial Revolution. Jedediah Strutt, a partner of Richard Arkwright, built a water powered cotton mill here in the late 18th century, and Belper was the first place in the UK to have gas lighting. It is one of the four main settlements of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2001.

King Street and Bridge Street are the main shopping streets. Belper School was rated Good in every area in 2025, and three of the town's parks and green spaces hold Green Flag status.

Homes in Belper

Part of eastern Belper, around Openwood Road and the Kilburn Lane stretch of the A609, falls inside Denby parish rather than Belper, so council tax there is slightly different from the rest of the town.

If you are thinking of moving or selling, the sold prices further down this page show what has changed hands in Belper over the last year.

Schools in Belper

The latest Ofsted inspection for the main state schools, with links to the full reports. Always check catchment with the council before you buy.

Secondary Belper School and Sixth Form Centre Good in every area, including sixth form Inspected May 2025 Primary Long Row Primary School Continues to be a good school Inspected February 2024 Primary Herbert Strutt Primary School Continues to be a good school Inspected October 2023 Primary Pottery Primary School See the latest report Inspected June 2026

Getting around

TrainsBelper station is on the Midland Main Line. Nearly all the trains that stop there are Derwent Valley Line services between Derby and Matlock, plus one weekday service to and from Sheffield.
RoadsThe A6 is the main road through the town and follows the Derwent. The A517 goes to Ashbourne, the A609 runs through the town and the A38 runs along part of the eastern side.
AmbergateAmbergate has its own station on the Derwent Valley Line, and the A610 from Ripley and Nottingham meets the A6 there.

Parks and things to do

Belper River GardensBeside the Derwent, with rowing boats in season, a Grade II listed bandstand from 1906, a tearoom and a play area. Boating started here in 1905. Holds a Green Flag Award.
Belper ParkHas held Green Flag status since 2008.
Christchurch MeadowsHome to Belper's cricket and football clubs. A 19 acre nature reserve lies on the flood plain west of the river.
Crich Tramway VillageThe National Tramway Museum at Crich is the UK's largest tram museum, with over 80 trams built between 1873 and 1982.

What has sold in Belper

Every sale recorded by HM Land Registry in the 12 months to the end of July 2026, by any agent.

583

recorded sales so far

£268,000

median price, +3.1% on the year before

leasehold, with 3% new builds

Median price by type

Type	Sales	Median
Detached	226	£387,550
Semi-detached	162	£247,750
Terraced	157	£197,500
Flat or maisonette	38	£166,500

10 most recent sales

Street	Type	Month	Price
Riverside Court	Detached	July 2026	£467,500
Matlock Road	Detached	July 2026	£360,000
Mellors Lane	Semi-detached	July 2026	£293,500
Marsh Lane Crescent	Semi-detached	July 2026	£192,000
Bargate Road	Terraced	July 2026	£205,000
Jaeger Close	Flat or maisonette	July 2026	£65,000
Laund Hill	Terraced	July 2026	£127,000
Leighton Way	Flat or maisonette	July 2026	£155,000
Hillary Close	Detached	July 2026	£325,000
Pilsley Close	Detached	July 2026	£405,000

Sold by any agent. Sales take a few months to be registered, so counts for the latest months will rise. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, updated 22 October 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Amber Valley council area

£233,295

average house price, July 2026

+4.8%

change on a year earlier

£799

average monthly private rent, August 2026

Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, August 2026. These cover the whole council area, not just Belper.

Villages and areas around Belper

We cover these too. Median prices are for homes sold by any agent in the last year, from HM Land Registry.

Ambergate

£245,000 median from 23 sales

A village where the River Amber meets the Derwent, inside the World Heritage Site, with its own station and Shining Cliff Woods on its edge.

Crich

£332,475 median from 32 sales

A village home to Crich Tramway Village and Crich Stand, a memorial tower put up in 1923 for the Sherwood Foresters, about 1,000 feet above sea level.

Heage

£235,000 median from 27 sales

Kilburn

£206,000 median from 36 sales

Denby

£235,000 median from 20 sales

A village about three miles east of Belper, where Denby Pottery has made pottery since 1809.

Council tax in Belper

Amber Valley Borough Council charges for 2026/27, including police and fire. Figures for Belper. Ripley, Heanor, Alfreton and the villages pay slightly different amounts. Check the exact amount for your street with the council.

Band A£1,625

Band B£1,895

Band C£2,166

Band D£2,437

Band E£2,978

Band F£3,520

Band G£4,061

Band H£4,874

Source: Amber Valley Borough Council.

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