…Living in and around Derby is affordable with competitive prices and tremendous choice ranging from modern riverside apartments to countryside cottages. Derby has top schools, a top 5 Further Education College and a growing modern University which is quietly gaining a reputation for the quality of its student experience.  Our NHS Trust is one of the top ten in the country and both our City and County Councils are independently rated as 4* Excellent, among the best. 

Home to 250,000 people and a hinterland of 650,000, Derby's central location means 6 million people can access the city in less than an hour. Its excellent road links via the M1 and M6 means that 80% of the population are within a two hour drive - great for visiting friends, family, customers and suppliers.

Of course Derby is a famous rail centre with 31 fast daily services to London St Pancras. Direct rail services connect Derby with Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Dundee, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, Plymouth and many other destinations. 

Both East Midlands and Birmingham International Airports are 15 and 45 minutes from the city respectively, providing extensive air links to most European and worldwide destinations.
L Bremmer

…Carlton Road is walking distance from the City Centre which now has the much improved Westfield Shopping Centre.

Carlton Road is close to Littleover centre, with a wide range of shops including Iceland, Co-op, Chemist and lots of takeaways.

It's close to Normanton Park, where they have lots of events during the year, also play areas and summer schemes for the kids.

Plenty of bus routes run around the local area and to town and it's close the Derby ring road for commuting elsewhere.
C. Shaw

Also of note is the Arboretum Park - the first British public park, with some wonderful historic features and newly refurbished, modern facilities, including state of the art playpark and a great little cafe. Also Markeaton Park - a large park with lakes, pitch and putt, paddling pond, craft centre and more plus Allestree Park - a large park including a municipal golf course, lakes woodland etc.

Many other smaller parks and recreation grounds. Some great cycling routes with a proactive Sustrans group who recently won government funding to improve cycling in the city.

Affordable (relatively) housing and the excellent road networks around Derby (M1, M42, A38, A50, A52) make it an easy place to live, commute and travel.

Generally decent schools, hospitals, public transport with the main train line getting you to London in under 2 hours. Very manageable town centre shopping, a plethora of pubs and clubs and an expanding university. The Peak District is also on the doorstep.

Wherever you are in Derby the countryside and the Peaks are only 20 or 30 minutes away. Such idyllic places like Chatsworth House, Kedleston Hall and Elvaston Castle are all within that easy reach.

As for commuting Derby has direct links via rail and by road to the capital. Both the M6 and M1 run virtually across the borders of Derbyshire and are in very easy reach with connecting roads.

We have a cathedral, public leisure centre,hospital, museum, library, two markets and lots of shops , all within the area of the town. Then large retail and cinema areas just out of town. The town is festooned with grassy areas, riverbank walks and flower beds, small parks and seating areas.

The whole area is fairly flat and is conducive to walkers and wheelchairs alike.
I have been very happy living here for the last 10 years.