DE6 1UZ Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced May 2026. Ward: Ashbourne South. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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: 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
- Land at Ashbourne Airfield, Phase 1: up to 367 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Land at Ashbourne Airfield, Phase 2: up to 1,100 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Duffield 67,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km |
| Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Painters Lane Osmaston | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashbourne | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Shawcroft Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 31.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ashbourne Medical Practice | 2.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Ashbourne Pharmacy | 2.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Whitepeak Dental LTD | 2.7 km |
| Hospital | St Oswalds Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Belper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT | 14.9 km |
| Cash machines | Britannia Building Society | 3.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.5 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 580 m² | 1.6 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,430 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Martin, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m south. 8 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* | 740 m south |
| Osmaston Fields bowl barrow, south | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Two bowl barrows at Osmaston Fields, north | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Bradley Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Bull Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-east |
| Lady's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-east |
| Holmes's Islands | Island | 4.5 km west |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 4.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 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 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.