DE1 3QT Derby
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Darley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Nottingham Road, Derby: 59 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 (60% of about 1,230 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 (280 m)
- Former Anochrome Jigs site, 8-14 Mansfield Road, Derby, permissioned (330 m)
- Britannia Court, Duke Street, Derby, permissioned (600 m)
- St Georges Phase 2, Land between St Mary’s Gate and Sadler Gate, Derby, not permissioned (720 m)
- Aida Bliss Factory, City Road, Derby, not permissioned (800 m)
- Castleward Area, between London Road and Station Approach, Derby, permissioned (810 m)
- St Helen’s House, King Street, permissioned (830 m)
- Land at Cathedral Road/Walker Lane, Corner of Cathedral Road and Walker Lane, Derby, permissioned (850 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 23 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 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 9 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 59 addresses are between 45 m and 47 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% 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 | 1.1 km |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Meadow Road Derby | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 370 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 580 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 14.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Derwent Valley Medical Practice | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Derwent Valley Dental Surgery | 750 m |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Derby City Centre Police SNT | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest JCR Derby Bus Station ATM 1, Derby Bus Station Cashzone | 450 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 | 530 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bass's Recreation Ground 2.7 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | Derwent Park Allotments 3,900 m² | 1.4 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*), 460 m north-west. 137 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Marys Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north-west |
| St Mary's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 470 m north-west |
| Bakewell's Gates at The Silk Mill Industrial Museum | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m west |
| St Marys Bridge Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m west |
| Cathedral Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m west |
| Roman bath house at Parker's Piece | Scheduled monument | 910 m north-west |
| Derby Racecourse Roman vicus and cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Nottingham Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km east |
| Derby Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Fleam | Lake or reservoir | 540 m south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km west |
| Markeaton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Nut Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north |
| Holme Nook | Island | 2.8 km north |
| Markeaton Hill | Hill | 3.0 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
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 Nottingham Road.