DE4 4DS Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wirksworth. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- St Johns Street, Wirksworth: 65 addresses
- Wood Street, Wirksworth: 3 addresses
- Coasthill, Crich: 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 B (38% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wirksworth (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- 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
- 10, 12 and 14 St Johns Street, grade II
- 31, ST JOHNS STREET, grade II
- 32, ST JOHNS STREET, grade II
- 33, ST JOHNS STREET, grade II
- 34 AND 36, ST JOHNS STREET, grade II
- 35, ST JOHNS STREET, grade II
- 37, ST JOHNS STREET, grade II
- 38, ST JOHNS STREET, grade II
- 40 AND 42, ST JOHNS STREET, grade II
- 57 AND 59, ST JOHNS STREET, grade II
- 8 St Johns Street, grade II
- Former Wirksworth Maternity Home, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Chequers Farm, Millers Green: up to 12 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- Land at Middleton Road: up to 151 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- Land at Middlepeak Quarry: up to 645 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 69 addresses are between 146 m and 207 m above sea level (150 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 91% 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 | 3.9 km |
| Whatstandwell 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest St John's Street Wirksworth | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Matlock | 6.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 32.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hannage Brook Medical Centre | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Paynes Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Coach House Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Whitworth Hospital Utc | 7.8 km |
| Police station | Matlock Police Station | 6.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Aradyan Convenience Stores | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6,280 m² | 360 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,330 m² | 230 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,380 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 170 m north. 91 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m north |
| The Gate House | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-west |
| Standing cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 180 m north |
| Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north-east |
| 1 Coldwell Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north |
| Remains of Nether Ratchwood and Rantor lead mines, 200m west of Old Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Railway embankment N of Wirksworth | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 8.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stoney Wood | Wood | 580 m north |
| Yokecliffe Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Hob Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Bolehill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Dimons Dale | Valley | 2.0 km north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km north |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 25 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 24 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 69 |
63 of the postcode's 69 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 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 St Johns Street.