DE1 1GR Derby
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mackworth & New Zealand. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Granville Street, Derby: 30 addresses
- Great Northern Road, Derby: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Derby in 2026-27: Band D £2,306 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,537 | £1,794 | £2,050 | £2,306 | £2,818 | £3,331 | £3,843 | £4,612 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (88% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Quarndon Electronics, Slack Lane, Derby., permissioned (120 m)
- Tanglewood Mill, Coke Street, Derby, permissioned (330 m)
- Rear of 126 Drewry Lane, Derby, permissioned (350 m)
- Former Samways Cycle Shop, 20-22 Ashbourne Road, Derby, permissioned (430 m)
- 36 Agard Street, permissioned (500 m)
- Former California Works, Parliament Street, Derby, permissioned (550 m)
- 18 Agard Street, Derby, permissioned (580 m)
- Aston Engineering, Lonsdale Place, Rowditch, Derby, permissioned (600 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 31 addresses are between 56 m and 57 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Wild Street New Zealand | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest RCP Parking | 580 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 15.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vernon Street Medical Ctr | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vernon Street Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cunnington And Associates | 410 m |
| Hospital | Kingsway Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Derby City Centre Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Ashbourne Rd Cashzone | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,180 m² | 380 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Rowditch Recreation Ground 2.0 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Markeaton Leisure Garden Allotments 1.4 ha | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Cemetery, Derby, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 350 m south. 135 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 14 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Cemetery, Derby | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 350 m south |
| 47-51, Friar Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m north-east |
| 43-44, Friar Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north-east |
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north-east |
| 42, Friar Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-east |
| St Mary's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Roman bath house at Parker's Piece | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Littlechester Roman site | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Derby Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 790 m north |
| Markeaton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Markeaton Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-west |
| Mill Fleam | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km east |
| Gravelpit Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Holme Nook | Island | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 31 | 31 |
None of the postcode's 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Granville Street.