DE1 2PW Derby
Live postcode, introduced July 1986. Ward: Arboretum. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Station Approach, Derby: 18 addresses
- Station Approach, Derby: 2 addresses
- Canal Street, Derby: 1 address
- Siddals Road, Derby: 1 address
- Station Approach, Derby: 1 address
- Pride Parkway, Derby: 1 address
- Morledge, Derby: 1 address
- Morledge, Derby: 1 address
- Liversage Street, Derby: 1 address
- John Street, Derby: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Station Approach, The Holmes: 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: 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
- Castleward Area, between London Road and Station Approach, Derby, permissioned (190 m)
- Nightingale House, 117a London Road, Derby, permissioned (370 m)
- Hallmark Inn Car Park, Wellington Street, Derby, permissioned (400 m)
- Former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Between Osmaston Road and London Road, Derby, permissioned (550 m)
- Bio House, Derwent Street, Derby, not permissioned (720 m)
- Upper floors above 25-33 Babington Lane, Derby, permissioned (740 m)
- Becketwell, Victoria Street/Macklin Street, Derby, pending decision (930 m)
- Former Anochrome Jigs site, 8-14 Mansfield Road, Derby, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 44 m and 52 m above sea level (48 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 90%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% 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 | 380 m |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Calvert Street Derby | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 440 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 90 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 13.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Horizon Healthcare | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Derby City Dental Care | 390 m |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 610 m |
| Police station | Derby City Centre Police Station | 820 m |
| Cash machines | 11 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Traffic Filling Station Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Gardens 1.5 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bass's Recreation Ground 2.7 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Highfield Lane Allotments 1.8 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Railway Workshop at Derby Railway Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m south-east. 102 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Railway Workshop at Derby Railway Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-east |
| Midland Railway War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m south |
| Former Carriage Shop at Derby Railway Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south-east |
| Former Engine Shed (Remains of the original Midland Region Railway Station) | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m south-east |
| Derby Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| St Mary's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Nottingham Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-east |
| Roman bath house at Parker's Piece | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Derby Racecourse Roman vicus and cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Fleam | Lake or reservoir | 180 m north-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| Mossey Yard Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km east |
| Ash Wood | Wood | 2.8 km south |
| Markeaton Hill | Hill | 3.3 km west |
| Holme Nook | Island | 3.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 13 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 13 |
29 of the postcode's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 16 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Station Approach.