DE4 2EY Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Darley Dale. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 B (31% of about 720 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- St Elphin's Park Dale Road South, permissioned (930 m)
- Ladygrove Mill, Two Dales: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 26 addresses are between 108 m and 112 m above sea level (110 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 | Matlock 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km |
| Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Cromford 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Darley Dale (Peak Rail) | 490 m |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Underhall Two Dales | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bakewell Road Bus Station Matlock | 3.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 40.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Credas Medical | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | Limegrove Dental Care LTD | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | Whitworth Hospital Utc | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Matlock Police Station | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,840 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6.1 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,160 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,780 m² | 480 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Two Dales Allotments 5,450 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Whitworth Institute, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 390 m west. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whitworth Institute | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 390 m west |
| Holt House | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m east |
| Darley Bridge (Over River Derwent) | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Darley Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Sydnope Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Darley Dale | Valley | 530 m south-west |
| Hallmoor Wood | Wood | 570 m north |
| Cock's Head Wood | Wood | 850 m north-east |
| Cock's Head | Hill | 1.0 km north-east |
| Holt Wood | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Fancy Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 26 |
24 of the postcode's 26 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.