DE24 0LT Derby
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Alvaston South. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Padstow Road, Derby: 19 addresses
- Holbrook Road, Derby: 1 address
- Kynance 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 (64% of about 730 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, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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 addresses are about 43 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 | Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest The Cornishman Boulton | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 5.1 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 8.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Alvaston Medical Centre | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ej's Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Raynesway Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Ascot Drive Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-op - Holbrook Road - | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 480 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Bembridge 1,440 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Field Lane Allotments 2.6 ha | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m north-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north-west |
| Elvaston Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coronation Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km east |
| Chellaston Covert | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 2.1 km east |
| Chellaston Brickworks | Wood | 2.3 km south |
| Aston Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 21 | 21 |
None of the postcode's 21 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Padstow Road.