DE21 7LH Derby
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Spondon. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Potter Street, Derby: 22 addresses
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 (36% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Spondon (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST WERBURGH, grade II
- LONGDON'S ROW, grade II
- MALT SHOVEL INN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD FARM AND NUMBERS 31-35, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Yarn Spinner Public House, Stoney Lane, Spondon, permissioned (840 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 22 addresses are between 76 m and 82 m above sea level (79 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 850 m |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Gascoigne Drive Spondon | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 4.2 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 11.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chapel Street Medical Centre | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Spondon Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chapel Street Dental Practice | 440 m |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Chaddesden, Oakwood and Spondon Police SNT | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Natwest | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sensory Garden 1,080 m² | 250 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,550 m² | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Craddock Avenue Allotments 1,820 m² | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Anglo-Scandinavian high cross shaft in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, Spondon, a scheduled monument, 90 m south-west. 16 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 | 90 m south-west |
| The Homestead with gatepiers | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m east |
| Pair of Gateways Leading to Spondon School (Upper House) and Adult Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| Locko Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north |
| Nottingham Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Half Moon Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Windmill Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Brook Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Mossey Yard Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.3 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 22 |
3 of the postcode's 22 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 8 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 Potter Street.