DE45 1GH 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: 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 5 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 3 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 125 m and 128 m above sea level (127 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 42%, gigabit 42% 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 | 10.4 km |
| Matlock 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km | |
| Hathersage 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Lumford Mill Bakewell | 120 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bakewell Bridge Car Park | 800 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 42.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Peak & Dales Medical Partnership | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 740 m |
| Hospital | Bakewell Newholme Hospital | 590 m |
| Police station | Derbyshire Police - Bakewell Enquiry Office | 760 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest *Deposit & Withdrawal* Central England Co-Op - Bakewell Cashzone | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Scot's Garden 1.1 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 290 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Rutland Recreation Ground 4.4 ha | 930 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,570 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holme Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 170 m east. 169 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holme Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m east |
| Holm Bridge | Scheduled monument | 180 m south-east |
| Holme Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m south-east |
| Bagshaw Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south-east |
| Lumford Mill, Bakewell | Scheduled monument | 540 m north-west |
| Old House Museum Including Mounting Block | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m south |
| Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church | Scheduled monument | 640 m south |
| Thornbridge Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Endcliff Wood | Wood | 280 m south-west |
| Worm Wood | Wood | 430 m north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 770 m east |
| Park Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Ashford Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| Wigger Dale | Valley | 2.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 22 |
1 of the postcode's 22 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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.