DE21 4RJ Derby
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Oakwood. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Deborah Drive, Derby: 26 addresses
- Moira Close, Derby: 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 (88% of about 500 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 8 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 56 m and 60 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Deborah Drive Chaddesden | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Hudson Way Car Park Derby - Green Parking | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 920 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 13.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Park Medical Practice | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Visionpharma Limited | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oakwood Dental Centre LTD | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Chaddesden, Oakwood and Spondon Police SNT | 760 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Derbyshire Building Society | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,800 m² | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Chaddesden Park 24 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,170 m² | 720 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Chaddesden Park 1.9 ha | 660 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 590 m south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m south-west |
| Nottingham Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-west |
| Locko Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill Plantation | Wood | 480 m south-east |
| Brook Plantation | Wood | 500 m east |
| Mossey Yard Plantation | Wood | 510 m south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km east |
| Holme Nook | Island | 3.5 km north-west |
| The Mound | Hill | 3.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 27 |
1 of the postcode's 27 addresses is 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 14% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Deborah Drive.