DE6 2BJ Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashbourne South. 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 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 11 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 12 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 50 addresses are between 111 m and 116 m above sea level (113 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% 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 | 14.2 km |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Tollgate Cottages Hangingbridge | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashbourne | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Clifton Road Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 34.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ashbourne Medical Practice | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ashbourne Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tlc 4 Smiles Ashbourne LLP | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | St Oswalds Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Uttoxeter Police Station | 14.4 km |
| Cash machines | Aradyan Convenience Stores Cashzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,690 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 350 m² | 900 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 790 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 510 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hanging Bridge and Attached Retaining Walls to Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hanging Bridge and Attached Retaining Walls to Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m west |
| Mayfield strip lynchets | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Tinker's Inn bowl barrow, north | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 590 m west |
| Holmes's Islands | Island | 680 m west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 700 m south-west |
| Gallowstree Hill | Hill | 910 m west |
| Cottage Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Sprinks Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 23 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 50 |
36 of the postcode's 50 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 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.