DE1 2AY Derby
Live postcode, introduced September 2008. Ward: Arboretum. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Morledge, Derby: 17 addresses
- The Cock Pitt, Derby: 4 addresses
- The Cock Pitt, Derby: 3 addresses
- The Cock Pitt, 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 (59% of about 1,280 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
- Bio House, Derwent Street, Derby, not permissioned (290 m)
- Upper floors above 25-33 Babington Lane, Derby, permissioned (510 m)
- Castleward Area, between London Road and Station Approach, Derby, permissioned (520 m)
- Becketwell, Victoria Street/Macklin Street, Derby, pending decision (520 m)
- St Georges Phase 2, Land between St Mary’s Gate and Sadler Gate, Derby, not permissioned (530 m)
- Burdett House, Becket Street, Derby, permissioned (560 m)
- Former Anochrome Jigs site, 8-14 Mansfield Road, Derby, permissioned (590 m)
- Bramble Business centre, Becket Street, Derby, permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 25 addresses are between 47 m and 50 m above sea level (47 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 | 840 m |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 61 within 800 m; nearest Morledge Derby | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 20 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 14.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wilson Street Surgery | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Derby House Dental Practice | 410 m |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 890 m |
| Police station | Derby City Centre Police Station | 340 m |
| Cash machines | 13 machines within 800 m; nearest JCR Derby Bus Station ATM 1, Derby Bus Station Cashzone | 20 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Gardens 1.5 ha | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Darley Abbey Park 26 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bass's Recreation Ground 2.7 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Markeaton Leisure Garden Allotments 1.4 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and Attached Boundary Walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m south-west. 178 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 20 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and Attached Boundary Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-west |
| Green Man Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-west |
| Old Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south-west |
| 48, Sadler Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m west |
| St Mary's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 610 m north |
| Roman bath house at Parker's Piece | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Derby Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km south |
| Littlechester Roman site | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| The Old Cemetery, Derby | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Fleam | Lake or reservoir | 320 m south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| Markeaton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Nut Wood | Wood | 2.8 km north |
| Markeaton Hill | Hill | 2.8 km west |
| Holme Nook | Island | 3.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 25 |
25 of the postcode's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 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 Morledge.