DE45 1EU 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 C (27% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bakewell (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 20.
- 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
- BAKEWELL POST OFFICE, grade II
- BANK HOUSE NUMBER 1, grade II
- BRIDGE HOUSE AND BRIDGEWAY, grade II
- C FARMER LTD WITH THE SHOELACES FLAT AT SK 2177 6843 INTERIOR DESIGN AT SK 2177 6843 PREMISES OCCUPIED BY TEMPTATIONS AT SK 2178 6842 AND FOUR OTHER COMPANIES SKIDMORES AT SK 2176 6844 THE COUNTRY LIFE SHOP AND COUNTRY BOOKSTORE WITH FLAT AND STOREROOMS O, grade II
- DENMAN HOUSE PREMISES OF BYWAYS CAFE, grade II
- Former Royal Bank Of Scotland, grade II
- GARDEN WALL AT WYE COTTAGE AND GRANBY COTTAGE, grade II
- GATEWAY GATE PIERS AND PLINTH WALL ACROSS FRONT OF TRUSTEES SAVINGS BANK, grade II
- GRANBY HOUSE NUMBERS 1-5 (CONSECUTIVE), grade II
- MARKET HALL, grade II
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, grade II
- PREMISES OCCUPIED BY BAGSHAWS ESTATE AGENTS AT SK 2184 6857, grade II
- PREMISES OCCUPIED BY JOHN BROCKLEHURST AT SK 2189 6959, grade II
- STEPS RAILINGS WALLS AND GATEWAYS TO FRONT OF THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, grade II
- THE OLD ORIGINAL BAKEWELL PUDDING SHOP, grade II
- THE PEACOCK, grade II
- THE QUEENS ARMS HOTEL, grade II
- TRUSTEES SAVINGS BANK, grade II
- WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
- WYE COTTAGE AND GRANBY COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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: 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 121 m above sea level.
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 | Grindleford 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km |
| Matlock 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Hathersage 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Square Bakewell | 30 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bakewell Bridge Car Park | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 43.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Peak & Dales Medical Partnership | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 40 m |
| Hospital | Bakewell Newholme Hospital | 620 m |
| Police station | Derbyshire Police - Bakewell Enquiry Office | 70 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest *Deposit & Withdrawal* Central England Co-Op - Bakewell Cashzone | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bath Gardens 2,860 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Scot's Garden 1.1 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Rutland Recreation Ground 4.4 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,570 m² | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bakewell Bridge, a scheduled monument, 150 m north-east. 176 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bakewell Bridge | Scheduled monument | 150 m north-east |
| Bakewell Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m north-east |
| Bagshaw Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m west |
| Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church | Scheduled monument | 280 m west |
| The Great Cross and Railed Enclosure | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m west |
| Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church | Scheduled monument | 310 m west |
| Haddon Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.8 km south-east |
| Thornbridge Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 440 m north-east |
| Catcliff Wood | Wood | 680 m south |
| Endcliff Wood | Wood | 820 m north-west |
| Reed Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Wigger Dale | Valley | 1.7 km south |
| Ashford Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 12 |
3 of the postcode's 12 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 | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.