DE4 2AF Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bonsall & Winster. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Ember Lane, Derbyshire Dales: 18 addresses
- Church Street, Bonsall: 2 addresses
- St Johns Road, Matlock Dale: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Derbyshire Dales in 2026-27: Band D £2,445 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,630 | £1,901 | £2,173 | £2,445 | £2,988 | £3,531 | £4,075 | £4,889 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (22% of about 740 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
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.
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Cromford 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Matlock 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest High Street Bonsall | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Matlock | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Market Place Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 36.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lime Grove Medical Centre | 2.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Holt House (Dental Surgery) | 2.5 km |
| Hospital | Whitworth Hospital Utc | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Matlock Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | Britannia Building Society | 2.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Heights of Abraham Country Park 13 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,870 m² | 250 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,720 m² | 1.0 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Ember Lane.