Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.
Derbyshire Dales Wages, Employment and Property Affordability
Resident earnings, employment, unemployment and affordability context for reading Derbyshire Dales prices and rents.
Apr 2025-Mar 2026 / ASHE 2026
Derbyshire Dales wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
72,028
ONS 2025
Median resident annual pay
£41,808
Derbyshire Dales
Median resident weekly pay
£804
Full-time employees
Employment rate
84.1%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
2.4%
Economically active
Average monthly rent compared with estimated monthly earnings.
Labour market rates are from the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis. Where the local APS unemployment value is suppressed, the ONS model-based unemployment estimate is used. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.
Incomes Explain Affordability Pressure
Wage and employment data does not predict house prices by itself. It gives demand-side context: how average prices and rents compare with resident earnings, whether employment conditions support demand, and where affordability pressure may limit the buyer or renter pool.
Derbyshire Dales has a population of 72,028, based on the 2025 resident population estimate. That provides the backdrop for a relatively small local labour market, where individual earnings and participation rates can have a visible influence on day-to-day affordability, but should not be read as a direct guide to property prices or rents.