DE1 3JR Derby
Live postcode, introduced October 1985. Ward: Darley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- St Mary's Gate, Derby: 26 addresses
- Jury Street, Derby: 2 addresses
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: yes, City Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 13.
- 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
- COUNTY HALL, grade I
- 35-36 St Marys Gate, grade II*
- 10, ST MARYS GATE, grade II
- 11, ST MARYS GATE, grade II
- 11A, ST MARYS GATE, grade II
- 18, ST MARYS GATE, grade II
- 25-26, ST MARYS GATE, grade II
- 37-38 St Marys Gate, grade II
- 8A, BOLD LANE (See details for further address information), grade II
- FORECOURT WALL, GATE PIERS, GATES AND RAILINGS OF COUNTY HALL, grade II
- FORMER RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES, grade II
- FORMER TECHNICAL COLLEGE ANNEXE, grade II
- POLICE STATION, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- St Georges Phase 2, Land between St Mary’s Gate and Sadler Gate, Derby, not permissioned (80 m)
- Land at Cathedral Road/Walker Lane, Corner of Cathedral Road and Walker Lane, Derby, permissioned (140 m)
- Burdett House, Becket Street, Derby, permissioned (230 m)
- Bramble Business centre, Becket Street, Derby, permissioned (240 m)
- Celtic House (Floors 1 and 2), Celtic House, Friary Street, Derby, permissioned (310 m)
- Floors 3-6 Celtic House, Friary Street, Derby, permissioned (310 m)
- Derwent Court, Macklin Street, permissioned (350 m)
- Becketwell, Victoria Street/Macklin Street, Derby, pending decision (370 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 48 m and 51 m above sea level (50 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 64%, ultrafast 64%, gigabit 64% 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 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 68 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bold Lane Derby | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP Derby St Peters Courtyard | 330 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Macklin Street Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Koshal Dental Surgery | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Derby City Centre Police Station | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 11 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Derby Market Place | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Darley Abbey Park 26 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 740 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Markeaton Recreation Ground 2.9 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Markeaton Leisure Garden Allotments 1.4 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is County Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 50 m north-west. 211 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 20 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| County Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m north-west |
| 35-36 St Marys Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m east |
| Church of St Werburgh | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south-west |
| 48, Sadler Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-east |
| St Mary's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Roman bath house at Parker's Piece | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) north |
| The Old Cemetery, Derby | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Littlechester Roman site | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Derby Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Fleam | Lake or reservoir | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Markeaton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Markeaton Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Nut Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Holme Nook | Island | 3 km (1.9 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 28 |
9 of the postcode's 28 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 | 21 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 84% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 St Mary's Gate.