DE6 1LW Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashbourne South. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Moor Lane, Derbyshire Dales: 49 addresses
- Quilow Lane, Derbyshire Dales: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Moor Lane, Osmaston: 2 addresses
- Church Lane, Osmaston: 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 E (24% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Osmaston (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- EASTSIDE COTTAGES, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- OUTBUILDING 5 YARDS NORTH EAST OF EASTSIDE COTTAGES, grade II
- OUTBUILDING 5 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF EASTSIDE COTTAGES, grade II
- STONE COTTAGES, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 55 addresses are between 158 m and 170 m above sea level (166 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 2% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tutbury and Hatton 90,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km |
| Duffield 67,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km | |
| Uttoxeter 188,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest School Osmaston | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashbourne | 3.4 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 30.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ashbourne Medical Practice | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Ashbourne Pharmacy | 3.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Whitepeak Dental LTD | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | St Oswalds Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Uttoxeter Police Station | 15.1 km |
| Cash machines | Britannia Building Society | 3.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 2.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 580 m² | 2.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,430 m² | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Martin, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north |
| Osmaston Fields bowl barrow, south | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Two bowl barrows at Osmaston Fields, north | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Wyaston hlaew | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Plantation | Wood | 620 m south-east |
| Laundry Plantation | Wood | 790 m south-east |
| Bull Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-east |
| Holmes's Islands | Island | 4.6 km north-west |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 4.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 55 |
13 of the postcode's 55 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 73% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Moor Lane.