DE4 5HN Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cromford & Matlock Bath. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Derby Road, Whatstandwell: 37 addresses
- Lea Wood, High Peak Junction: 12 addresses
- Derby Road, Derbyshire Dales: 3 addresses
- Lea Road, Derbyshire Dales: 2 addresses
- Intake Lane, Derbyshire Dales: 2 addresses
- Lea Road, Lea: 1 address
- High Peak Junction, High Peak Junction: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Derby Road, High Peak Junction: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Derby Road, High Peak Junction: 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 (32% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- THE AGENT'S HOUSE THE LOCO, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- John Smedley Ltd, Lea Road, Matlock, permissioned (790 m)
- John Smedley Ltd Lea Road Lea Bridge: up to 26 homes, permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 60 addresses are between 74 m and 193 m above sea level (93 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.7 km |
| Whatstandwell 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Highpeak Junction Cromford | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Matlock | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Market Place Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 33.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hannage Brook Medical Centre | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Paynes Pharmacy | 3.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Steeple Grange Dental Practice | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | Whitworth Hospital Utc | 6.3 km |
| Police station | Matlock Police Station | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Harrison Drive Cashzone | 3.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 290 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 900 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,380 m² | 2.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway), a scheduled monument, 190 m south-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway) | Scheduled monument | 190 m south-east |
| High Peak Pump House | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m south-east |
| Cromford Canal engine house, engine and aqueduct | Scheduled monument | 460 m south-east |
| Aqueduct, 328m south east of Aqueduct Cottage | Scheduled monument | 850 m south-east |
| Willersley Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-west |
| Derwent Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-west |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 9.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Birch Wood | Wood | 240 m south |
| Bow Wood | Wood | 520 m north-east |
| Lea Wood | Wood | 630 m east |
| Leawood Knoll | Hill | 830 m east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 840 m north-east |
| Dimons Dale | Valley | 2.1 km 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) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 10 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 16 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 60 |
45 of the postcode's 60 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 | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Derby Road.