DE6 1EH Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashbourne North. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Manor Road, Ashbourne: 47 addresses
- Unnamed street near Manor Road, Ashbourne: 1 address
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 D (22% of about 1,020 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Mount, 4 North Avenue, permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 48 addresses are between 143 m and 170 m above sea level (155 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 station | Cromford 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.4 km |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Manor Road Ashbourne | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashbourne | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Shawcroft Car Park | 840 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 850 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 34.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Henmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 840 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oswald House Dental Practice | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | St Oswalds Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Belper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT | 16.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,800 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,060 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John with street railings, gates, piers and front steps, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m south-west. 112 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John with street railings, gates, piers and front steps | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m south-west |
| 37-39 St John's Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m south-west |
| 20 and 22, Market Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south-west |
| Smiths Wine Tavern | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south-west |
| Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Medieval settlement including part of open field system, 200m south of Bank Farm | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Woodcock Dumble | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Bull Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-west |
| Holmes's Islands | Island | 3.3 km south-west |
| Lin Dale | Valley | 4.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 48 |
2 of the postcode's 48 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 72% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 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 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Manor Road.