DE6 1FG Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashbourne North. 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 D (22% of about 1,020 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ashbourne (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 41.
- 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
- DOVE HOUSE, grade II*
- THE GREEN MAN AND BLACK'S HEAD HOTEL, ATTACHED INN SIGN BRIDGING ROAD, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, VICTORIA SQUARE, grade II
- 10, VICTORIA SQUARE, grade II
- 12 St John's Street, grade II
- 13 Market Place, grade II
- 13, ST JOHN'S STREET, grade II
- 14, VICTORIA SQUARE, grade II
- 16, ST JOHN'S STREET, grade II
- 16, VICTORIA SQUARE, grade II
- 2, KING STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 24, UNION STREET, grade II
- 29, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 3 AND 5, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 3, UNION STREET, grade II
- 31 AND 33, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 35, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 37-39 and 41 Market Place, grade II
- 4, KING STREET, grade II
- 4, VICTORIA SQUARE, grade II
- 5, ST JOHN'S STREET, grade II
- 5, VICTORIA SQUARE, grade II
- 7, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- BARCLAYS BANK, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO DOVE HOUSE, grade II
- GAZEBO AT DOVE HOUSE, grade II
- GEORGE AND DRAGON PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- LAMP POST, VICTORIA SQUARE, grade II
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, grade II
- PART OF ROYAL BRITISH LEGION HEADQUARTERS, grade II
And 11 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ashbourne Methodist Church, Ashbourne: up to 10 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- The Mount, 4 North Avenue, permissioned (250 m)
- land adjacent to Rosarium, Ashbourne: up to 10 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Dove Service Station, Mayfield Road, Ashbourne: up to 37 homes, permissioned (740 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 2 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 57 addresses are between 126 m and 142 m above sea level (134 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 45%, gigabit 45% 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 | 15.8 km |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Square Ashbourne | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashbourne | 260 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Shawcroft Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 34.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Henmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oswald House Dental Practice | 150 m |
| Hospital | St Oswalds Hospital | 600 m |
| Police station | Uttoxeter Police Station | 16.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Aradyan Convenience Stores Cashzone | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,800 m² | 280 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,060 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dove House, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m west. 164 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dove House | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m west |
| The Green Man and Black's Head Hotel, Attached Inn Sign Bridging Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-east |
| 20 and 22, Market Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-east |
| Smiths Wine Tavern | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m east |
| Medieval settlement including part of open field system, 200m south of Bank Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Tinker's Inn bowl barrow, north | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cottage Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Bradley Wood | Wood | 2.0 km east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south-west |
| Hinchley Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north-west |
| Holmes's Islands | Island | 2.4 km south-west |
| Gallowstree Hill | Hill | 2.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 33 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 57 |
52 of the postcode's 57 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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.