DE6 1FS 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 C (45% of about 830 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
- Ashbourne Methodist Church, Ashbourne: up to 10 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Former Mirage Hotel, Derby Road, not permissioned (800 m)
- The Mount, 4 North Avenue, permissioned (840 m)
- land adjacent to Rosarium, Ashbourne: up to 10 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Dove Service Station, Mayfield Road, Ashbourne: up to 37 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 70 addresses are between 124 m and 132 m above sea level (128 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 | Uttoxeter 188,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.8 km |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest St Oswald Crescent Ashbourne | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashbourne | 470 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Shawcroft Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 33.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Henmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitepeak Dental LTD | 410 m |
| Hospital | St Oswalds Hospital | 800 m |
| Police station | Uttoxeter Police Station | 16.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,800 m² | 550 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,060 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Smiths Wine Tavern, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m north-west. 163 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smiths Wine Tavern | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m north-west |
| 37-39 St John's Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m north-west |
| The Green Man and Black's Head Hotel, Attached Inn Sign Bridging Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north-west |
| 20 and 22, Market Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m north-west |
| Tinker's Inn bowl barrow, north | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| 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 | 1.3 km east |
| Cottage Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Bull Hill | Hill | 2.4 km east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km west |
| Holmes's Islands | Island | 2.8 km west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 70 |
6 of the postcode's 70 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 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) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.