DE11 9AA South Derbyshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Swadlincote. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in South Derbyshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,340 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,560 | £1,820 | £2,080 | £2,340 | £2,860 | £3,379 | £3,899 | £4,679 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (78% of about 1,130 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
- LAND ON THE WEST OF COPPICE SIDE SWADLINCOTE DERBYSHIRE: up to 18 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- FORMER DILKES GARAGE SITE HILL STREET SWADLINCOTE, permissioned (210 m)
- BARLEY MOW, PARK ROAD, CHURCH GRESLEY, DERBYSHIRE: up to 8 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 47-51 ALEXANDRA ROAD, SWADLINCOTE: up to 12 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- MJ CAR SALES, PARK ROAD, CHURCH GRESLEY, SWADLINCOTE: up to 14 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- METHODIST CHAPEL, WEST STREET, SWADLINCOTE: up to 13 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- WILMOT ROAD AND CORNER OF NEW STREET, CHURCH GRESLEY, SWADLINCOTE, DERBYSHIRE, permissioned (460 m)
- ANGEL INN, CHURCH STREET, SWADLINCOTE DE11 8LF: up to 5 homes, permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 8 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 58 addresses are between 100 m and 114 m above sea level (106 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Burton-On-Trent 913,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km |
| Willington 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km | |
| Tutbury and Hatton 90,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Coppice Side Swadlincote | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Swadlincote | 530 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Car Park - Swadlincote | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 16.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heartwood Medical Practice | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Alexandra Dental Care | 330 m |
| Hospital | Ashby Hospital | 6.6 km |
| Police station | Swadlincote Police Station | 600 m |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Gresley Common 18 ha | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Swadlincote Woodlands Forest Park 34 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 16 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,610 m² | 850 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 64 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Four Bottle Kilns at Greens Pottery, a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m south-east. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Four Bottle Kilns at Greens Pottery | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gresley Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Hall Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Church Gresley Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Moxon's Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north |
| Limehouse Dam | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north-east |
| Sharp's Bottom | Valley | 4.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 28 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 58 |
29 of the postcode's 58 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.