DE4 5AB Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cromford & Matlock Bath. 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 (32% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Castle Top, Lea Bridge and High Peak Junction (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- John Smedley Ltd, Lea Road, Matlock, permissioned (1.0 km)
- John Smedley Ltd Lea Road Lea Bridge: up to 26 homes, 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 13 addresses are between 79 m and 147 m above sea level (113 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 83% 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 | 1.0 km |
| Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Whatstandwell 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Bow Wood Farm Cromford | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Matlock | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | Market Place Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 33.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hannage Brook Medical Centre | 3.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Paynes Pharmacy | 3.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Steeple Grange Dental Practice | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | Whitworth Hospital Utc | 5.6 km |
| Police station | Matlock Police Station | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Harrison Drive Cashzone | 3.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Lovers' Walks 8.2 ha | 1.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 290 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,830 m² | 740 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 550 m² | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway), a scheduled monument, 890 m south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway) | Scheduled monument | 890 m south-east |
| Cromford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Cromford Canal engine house, engine and aqueduct | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Willersley Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-west |
| Derwent Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-west |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 9.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bow Wood | Wood | 580 m east |
| Meadow Wood | Wood | 600 m north |
| Carr Wood | Wood | 630 m west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 950 m east |
| Leawood Knoll | Hill | 1.3 km south-east |
| Dimons Dale | Valley | 2.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the postcode's 13 addresses is 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 | 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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km 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.