DE21 6FY Derby
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Chaddesden West. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Mayfield Road, Derby: 30 addresses
- Cardigan Street, Derby: 1 address
- Denbigh Street, 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 (99% of about 740 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
- Former Council Office, Perth Street, Chaddesden, Derby, permissioned (310 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 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 32 addresses are between 63 m and 70 m above sea level (67 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 2.1 km |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Mayfield Road Chaddesden | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 13.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Derwent Valley Medical Practice | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wilsons Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Revive Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Derby City Centre Police SNT | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Sussex Circus, Chaddesden Cashzone | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,530 m² | 150 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Little Chester Allotments 4.4 ha | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Derby Racecourse Roman vicus and cemetery, a scheduled monument, 920 m west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Derby Racecourse Roman vicus and cemetery | Scheduled monument | 920 m west |
| Nottingham Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 930 m south |
| Littlechester Roman site | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Roman bath house at Parker's Piece | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Derby Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mossey Yard Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Windmill Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Brook Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Mill Fleam | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-west |
| Holme Nook | Island | 2.5 km north-west |
| The Mound | Hill | 4.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 32 |
14 of the postcode's 32 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 33% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 75% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Mayfield Road.