DE21 7BN Derby
Live postcode, introduced January 2004. Ward: Spondon. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Celanese Road, Derby: 16 addresses
- Unnamed street near Holme Lane, Spondon: 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 B (42% of about 1,200 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 41 m and 42 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 25%, ultrafast 25%, gigabit 25% 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 | 160 m |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Spondon Station | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 4.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 10.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chapel Street Medical Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 690 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chapel Street Dental Practice | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Chaddesden, Oakwood and Spondon Police SNT | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Mpk Garages - Erewash, Spondon | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.9 ha | 810 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | Borrowfield Allotments 1.2 ha | 850 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Anglo-Scandinavian high cross shaft in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, Spondon, a scheduled monument, 840 m north. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo-Scandinavian high cross shaft in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, Spondon | Scheduled monument | 840 m north |
| The Homestead with gatepiers | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m north-east |
| Pair of Gateways Leading to Spondon School (Upper House) and Adult Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Elvaston Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km south-east |
| Nottingham Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Half Moon Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Mossey Yard Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Windmill Hill Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Brook Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 6 | 10 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 7 |
6 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 10 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Celanese Road.