DE4 5QU Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced May 2026. Ward: Matlock East & Tansley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (24% of about 800 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.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Matlock 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Cromford 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Golf Club Matlock Moor | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bakewell Road Bus Station Matlock | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Artist Corner Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 38.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lime Grove Medical Centre | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Peak Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Limegrove Dental Care LTD | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Whitworth Hospital Utc | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Matlock Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | Costcutter - Matlock-53044 Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 540 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | Spyder Park 1.2 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Wellfield Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lumsdale Mills and associated water management features, a scheduled monument, 750 m south.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lumsdale Mills and associated water management features | Scheduled monument | 750 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cuckoostone Dale | Valley | 490 m north-west |
| The Plantation | Wood | 790 m north |
| Lumsdale | Valley | 1.1 km south |
| Goodwin's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Amber Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Fancy Dam | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 7 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.