DE4 4AU Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wirksworth. 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 (63% of about 710 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
- Chequers Farm, Millers Green: up to 12 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Stafford House, Derby Road, permissioned (650 m)
- Haarlem Mill: up to 30 homes, permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 31 addresses are between 138 m and 147 m above sea level (143 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 | Cromford 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km |
| Whatstandwell 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest King George Street Wirksworth | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Matlock | 7.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 720 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 32.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hannage Brook Medical Centre | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Paynes Pharmacy | 750 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Coach House Dental Practice | 830 m |
| Hospital | Whitworth Hospital Utc | 8.3 km |
| Police station | Matlock Police Station | 7.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Aradyan Convenience Stores | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,280 m² | 380 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Wirksworth Memorial Playground 870 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,380 m² | 2.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Gate House, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m north. 88 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Gate House | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north |
| Haarlem Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m north-east |
| Standing cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 750 m north-east |
| Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m north-east |
| Remains of Nether Ratchwood and Rantor lead mines, 200m west of Old Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 8.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hob Wood | Wood | 790 m south-east |
| Pitty Wood | Wood | 880 m west |
| Yokecliffe Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Soldiers' Knoll | Hill | 1.5 km west |
| Dimons Dale | Valley | 2.6 km north |
| Carsington Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 31 |
5 of the postcode's 31 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 76% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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.