DE4 3RQ Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cromford & Matlock Bath. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Mill Road, Cromford: 106 addresses
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 (32% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Cromford (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- 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
- Bridge at Cromford Mill, grade I
- Building 17 at Cromford Mill, grade I
- Buildings 1, 7 and the remains of the Second Mill at Cromford Mill, grade I
- Buildings 14, 15, 16 and the bridge link at Cromford Mill, grade I
- Buildings 8, 9 and 10 and the perimeter wall at Cromford Mill, grade I
- COUNTING HOUSE AT CROMFORD WHARF, grade II
- NORTHERN WAREHOUSE AT CROMFORD WHARF, grade II
- ROCK HOUSE (FLATS NUMBERS 1-9), grade II
- SOUTHERN WAREHOUSE AT CROMFORD WHARF, grade II
- THE COACH HOUSE, grade II
- THE SHRUBBERY, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 14 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 2 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 106 addresses are between 79 m and 110 m above sea level (86 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cromford 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Matlock 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Arkwright Mill Cromford | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Matlock | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Place Car Park | 340 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 34.5 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lime Grove Medical Centre | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Paynes Pharmacy | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Steeple Grange Dental Practice | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitworth Hospital Utc | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Matlock Police Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | *Deposit & Withdrawal* Rontec Esso Matlock Green Cashzone | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Lovers' Walks 8.2 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 990 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,740 m² | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Buildings 8, 9 and 10 and the perimeter wall at Cromford Mill, a listed building (Grade I), 10 m. 98 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 10 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buildings 8, 9 and 10 and the perimeter wall at Cromford Mill | Listed building, Grade I | 10 m |
| Buildings 1, 7 and the remains of the Second Mill at Cromford Mill | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| Buildings 14, 15, 16 and the bridge link at Cromford Mill | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| Bridge at Cromford Mill | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m west |
| Cromford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 260 m north-east |
| Willersley Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 350 m north-west |
| Entrance to Long Sough west of Allen's Hill | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) west |
| Derwent Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Railway embankment N of Wirksworth | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Allen's Hill | Hill | 260 m west |
| Hagg Wood | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Carr Wood | Wood | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Willersley Road Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Dimons Dale | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 65 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 106 |
79 of the postcode's 106 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Derbyshire Dales: see them on the Derbyshire Dales page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 Mill Road.