DE1 2BY Derby
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Darley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Alice Street, Derby: 30 addresses
- Eastgate, Derby: 1 address
- Keys Street, Derby: 1 address
- Nottingham 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 (60% of about 1,230 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Nottingham Road (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Former Anochrome Jigs site, 8-14 Mansfield Road, Derby, permissioned (130 m)
- Bio House, Derwent Street, Derby, not permissioned (200 m)
- Britannia Court, Duke Street, Derby, permissioned (390 m)
- St Georges Phase 2, Land between St Mary’s Gate and Sadler Gate, Derby, not permissioned (580 m)
- Aida Bliss Factory, City Road, Derby, not permissioned (610 m)
- St Helen’s House, King Street, permissioned (620 m)
- Land at Cathedral Road/Walker Lane, Corner of Cathedral Road and Walker Lane, Derby, permissioned (670 m)
- Burdett House, Becket Street, Derby, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 13 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 9 medium, 13 low and 0 very low.
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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 33 addresses are between 44 m and 47 m above sea level (46 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 | 1.2 km |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Exeter Street Derby | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 450 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 670 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 14.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Derwent Medical Centre | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Derby House Dental Practice | 760 m |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Derby City Centre Police SNT | 210 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Derby Market Place | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Gardens 1.5 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Darley Abbey Park 26 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bass's Recreation Ground 2.7 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | Derwent Park Allotments 3,900 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Marys Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m west. 156 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Marys Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m west |
| St Mary's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 260 m west |
| St Marys Bridge Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m west |
| Bakewell's Gates at The Silk Mill Industrial Museum | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m west |
| Cathedral Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m south-west |
| Roman bath house at Parker's Piece | Scheduled monument | 720 m north-west |
| Littlechester Roman site | Scheduled monument | 910 m north |
| Nottingham Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km east |
| Derby Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Fleam | Lake or reservoir | 690 m south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Markeaton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Nut Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| Holme Nook | Island | 2.7 km north |
| Markeaton Hill | Hill | 2.8 km west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 33 |
29 of the postcode's 33 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 78% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 39% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Alice Street.