DE6 1RD Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dovedale, Parwich & Brassington. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Bent Lane, Tissington: 14 addresses
- Bent Lane, Derbyshire Dales: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near B5056, Bradbourne: 6 addresses
- Darfield Lane, Derbyshire Dales: 4 addresses
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 (21% of about 750 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.
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 30 addresses are between 195 m and 246 m above sea level (219 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 29%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cromford 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km |
| Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km | |
| Matlock 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashbourne | 5.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tissington Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 37.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Henmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery | 5.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 5.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Oswald House Dental Practice | 5.4 km |
| Hospital | St Oswalds Hospital | 5.8 km |
| Police station | Matlock Police Station | 14.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 680 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,130 m² | 2.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,320 m² | 2.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 820 m west. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m west |
| Civil War redoubt 150m east of Tissington Hall | Scheduled monument | 860 m north-west |
| Medieval settlement, including fishpond and open field system, immediately north and 240m south of Lea Cottage Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Bassett Wood bowl barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wibben Hill | Hill | 260 m north |
| Darfield Plantation | Wood | 480 m south |
| Square Plantation | Wood | 500 m west |
| Mill Pond Plantation | Wood | 930 m west |
| Stone Pit Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Havenhill Dale | Valley | 2.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 30 |
3 of the postcode's 30 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 | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 63% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Bent Lane.