DE23 2YS Derby
Live postcode, introduced June 2002. Ward: Blagreaves. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Havenwood Grove, Derby: 24 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 A (61% of about 840 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, 24 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: of the 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 24 medium, 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 50 m above sea level.
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 | Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Willington 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Bowbridge Avenue Sunny Hill | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 4.7 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 13.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hollybrook Medical Centre | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wilsons Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blagreaves Dental Practice | 650 m |
| Hospital | Royal Derby Hospital (Nuh) | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Littleover Police Station | 780 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Sunnydale Park 13 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bendall Green 2.0 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | Sinfin Moor Allotments 1.4 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hell Meadow | Wood | 830 m south |
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Bunkers Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Meadow Drain | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km east |
| Moor Plantation | Wood | 3.3 km east |
| Barrow-hill | Hill | 3.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 24 | 24 |
None of the postcode's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 76% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 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 4 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 Havenwood Grove.