DE21 6PF Derby
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Chaddesden East. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Nottingham Road, Derby: 39 addresses
- Chaddesden Lane, Derby: 1 address
- Meadow Lane, 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 (47% of about 700 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, 17 at medium risk and 4 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.
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% 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 | 1.9 km |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Chaddesden Lane End | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Hudson Way Car Park Derby - Green Parking | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Tesla Supercharger | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 12.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Park Medical Practice | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Visionpharma Limited | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chaddesden Dental Practice | 190 m |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Chaddesden, Oakwood and Spondon Police SNT | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Chad Convenience Store | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Chaddesden Park 24 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,170 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Highfield Lane Allotments 1.8 ha | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 13% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.