DE6 2BA Staffordshire Moorlands
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hamps Valley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Ilam-Moor Lane, Ilam: 7 addresses
- Ilam-Moor Lane, Staffordshire Moorlands: 6 addresses
- Lodge Lane, Staffordshire Moorlands: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ilam-Moor Lane, Calton: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Farwall Lane, Ilam: 2 addresses
- Stable Lane, Staffordshire Moorlands: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Staffordshire Moorlands in 2026-27: Band D £2,338 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,559 | £1,819 | £2,078 | £2,338 | £2,858 | £3,377 | £3,897 | £4,676 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (25% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- CASTERN HALL, grade II*
- GATE PIERS, FORECOURT WALLS AND STEPS TO CASTERN HALL, grade II*
- COACH HOUSE, STABLES AND HAYLOFT TO NORTH OF CASTERN HALL, grade II
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 24 addresses are between 144 m and 302 m above sea level (211 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 18.5 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashbourne | 8.2 km |
| Car parks | Blore Pastures Car Park | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 42.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Waterhouses Medical Pract | 4.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 8.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Oswald House Dental Practice | 8.0 km |
| Hospital | St Oswalds Hospital | 8.2 km |
| Police station | Leek Police Station | 14.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 520 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,980 m² | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castern Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castern Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| Gate Piers, Forecourt Walls and Steps to Castern Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| Bowl barrow 380m north-west of Beechenhill | Scheduled monument | 530 m north-east |
| Bowl barrow 400m north-west of Beechenhill | Scheduled monument | 550 m north-east |
| Bowl barrow 810m north-west of Rushley Bridge | Scheduled monument | 650 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bingley Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Moor Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Sandbroom Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Rushley Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Hall Dale | Valley | 1.8 km north-east |
| Mere Hill | Hill | 1.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 24 |
4 of the postcode's 24 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 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 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 Ilam-Moor Lane.