DE22 3UA Derby
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Abbey. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Woods Lane, Derby: 49 addresses
- Arbor Close, Derby: 10 addresses
- Monk Street, Derby: 1 address
- Spring Street, Derby: 1 address
- Copperleaf Close, 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 (92% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- YE OLDE SPA INN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former St Joseph’s Church Hall, Mill Hill Lane, Derby, permissioned (400 m)
- 67-71 Macklin Street, Derby, permissioned (450 m)
- Rear of 126 Drewry Lane, Derby, permissioned (480 m)
- Former California Works, Parliament Street, Derby, permissioned (480 m)
- Derwent Court, Macklin Street, permissioned (480 m)
- Upper floors above 25-33 Babington Lane, Derby, permissioned (530 m)
- Becketwell, Victoria Street/Macklin Street, Derby, pending decision (540 m)
- Bramble Business centre, Becket Street, Derby, permissioned (600 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 12 at medium risk and 22 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 48 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 10 medium, 9 low and 0 very low.
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 62 addresses are between 53 m and 56 m above sea level (55 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 | 1.4 km |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 74 within 800 m; nearest Monk Street St Lukes | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 290 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 14.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wilson Street Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day-Night Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dove Dental Practice | 440 m |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Derby City Centre Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest Sandhu Properties Cashzone | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 620 m² | 870 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.1 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Firs Estate Allotments 2.6 ha | 670 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m west. 188 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m west |
| College of Art Annexe | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m north-east |
| Old Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-east |
| Green Man Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m north-east |
| The Old Cemetery, Derby | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 660 m west |
| Derby Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| St Mary's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Roman bath house at Parker's Piece | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Littlechester Roman site | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Fleam | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| Markeaton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Markeaton Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Gravelpit Wood | Wood | 2.9 km north-west |
| Holme Nook | Island | 3.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 62 |
8 of the postcode's 62 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Woods Lane.