DE45 1BJ Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Bakewell. 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 E (27% of about 730 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: 12 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 13 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 13 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 117 m and 119 m above sea level (118 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 | Matlock 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km |
| Grindleford 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Burton Close Drive Bakewell | 140 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Agricultural Business Centre Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 43.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Peak & Dales Medical Partnership | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bakewell Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 640 m |
| Hospital | Bakewell Newholme Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bakewell Police Station | 580 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Park View Service Station Cashzone | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bath Gardens 2,860 m² | 710 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Scot's Garden 1.1 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Rutland Recreation Ground 4.4 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burton Closes, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m south-west. 144 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burton Closes | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-west |
| Bakewell Bridge | Scheduled monument | 730 m north |
| Bakewell Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m north |
| Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church | Scheduled monument | 810 m north-west |
| Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill | Scheduled monument | 810 m north |
| The Great Cross and Railed Enclosure | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m north-west |
| Cross Situated 12 Metres to South of Porch of Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m north-west |
| Haddon Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Reed Plantation | Wood | 300 m south-east |
| Catcliff Wood | Wood | 310 m south-west |
| Burton Ashes Wood | Wood | 760 m south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 900 m north |
| Wigger Dale | Valley | 1.0 km south |
| Coombs Reservoir (Low Level) | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 53% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 8 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.