DE22 3AJ Derby
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Mackworth & New Zealand. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 (80% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- 161, ASHBOURNE ROAD, grade II
- 193 AND 195, ASHBOURNE ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Samways Cycle Shop, 20-22 Ashbourne Road, Derby, permissioned (730 m)
- Quarndon Electronics, Slack Lane, Derby., permissioned (770 m)
- Tanglewood Mill, Coke Street, Derby, permissioned (880 m)
- Burleigh Court, Nuns Street, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 40 addresses are between 60 m and 72 m above sea level (62 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 | Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Sutton Close Markeaton | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Markeaton Car Park | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 15.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brook Medical Centre | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Markeaton Pharmacy | 820 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cunnington And Associates | 680 m |
| Hospital | Kingsway Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Derby City Centre Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Ashbourne Rd Cashzone | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Markeaton Park 80 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Mundy Pleasure Ground 1.8 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Mill Dam Allotments 8,270 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 80 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Anne, a listed building (Grade II*), 830 m east. 53 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Anne | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m east |
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m east |
| The Old Cemetery, Derby | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-east |
| Roman bath house at Parker's Piece | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| St Mary's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Littlechester Roman site | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Derby Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 370 m east |
| Markeaton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 680 m north |
| Markeaton Hill | Hill | 740 m west |
| Gravelpit Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Osierbed Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Holme Nook | Island | 3.3 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) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 18 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 40 |
38 of the postcode's 40 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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.