DE1 2LY Derby
Live postcode, introduced August 2015. Ward: Arboretum. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Carrington Street, Derby: 13 addresses
- Wellington Street, Derby: 1 address
- Bemrose Court, Derby: 1 address
- Carrington Court, Litchurch: 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 (83% of about 1,860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- THE LOCO SPORTS CLUB, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Hallmark Inn Car Park, Wellington Street, Derby, permissioned (70 m)
- Nightingale House, 117a London Road, Derby, permissioned (170 m)
- Castleward Area, between London Road and Station Approach, Derby, permissioned (230 m)
- Former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Between Osmaston Road and London Road, Derby, permissioned (300 m)
- Upper floors above 25-33 Babington Lane, Derby, permissioned (740 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 12 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 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 12 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 92% 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 | 210 m |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Midland Road Derby | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 710 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 400 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 13.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Osmaston Surgery | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Derby City Dental Care | 270 m |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 270 m |
| Police station | Derby City Centre Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest Derby Royal Infirmary Hospital Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 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 | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Carrington Street.