DE6 1DA Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashbourne South. 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 B (59% of about 960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- 13, Sturston Road, grade II
- 16 AND 18, STURSTON ROAD, grade II
- 7, 9, 11 and 15, Sturston Road, grade II
- COOPERS ALMSHOUSES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ashbourne Methodist Church, Ashbourne: up to 10 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- land adjacent to Rosarium, Ashbourne: up to 10 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- The Mount, 4 North Avenue, permissioned (630 m)
- Dove Service Station, Mayfield Road, Ashbourne: up to 37 homes, permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 4 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 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 36 addresses are between 120 m and 123 m above sea level (121 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Uttoxeter 188,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.6 km |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Derby Road 21 Ashbourne | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashbourne | 130 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Shawcroft Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 34.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Henmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitepeak Dental LTD | 50 m |
| Hospital | St Oswalds Hospital | 460 m |
| Police station | Uttoxeter Police Station | 15.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Aradyan Convenience Stores Cashzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,800 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Green Man and Black's Head Hotel, Attached Inn Sign Bridging Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m north. 162 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Green Man and Black's Head Hotel, Attached Inn Sign Bridging Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north |
| Smiths Wine Tavern | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north |
| Pegg's Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m west |
| Summer House in Grounds of Mansion House | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m west |
| Tinker's Inn bowl barrow, north | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Two bowl barrows at Osmaston Fields, north | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Wood | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Cottage Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km west |
| Holmes's Islands | Island | 2.4 km west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| Gallowstree Hill | Hill | 2.6 km 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) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 36 |
18 of the postcode's 36 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.