DE6 5HX Derbyshire Dales
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Doveridge & Sudbury. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Flackets Lane, Derbyshire Dales: 17 addresses
- Derby Road, West Broughton: 15 addresses
- Halfway Cottages, Oaks Green: 7 addresses
- Brocksford Cottages, West Broughton: 6 addresses
- Vernon Oaks Lane, Derbyshire Dales: 2 addresses
- Derby Road, Derbyshire Dales: 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 B (21% of about 1,050 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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 48 addresses are between 68 m and 90 m above sea level (83 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 24%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 52% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Uttoxeter 188,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km |
| Tutbury and Hatton 90,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Burton-On-Trent 913,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Brocksford Park Lodge Doveridge | 650 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Uttoxeter Town Ctr | 5.2 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 31.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Balance Street | 5.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Tesco In-Store Pharmacy | 4.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Uttoxeter Dental Practice | 4.8 km |
| Hospital | Burton Hospital | 12.3 km |
| Police station | Uttoxeter Police Station | 5.3 km |
| Cash machines | MPK Garages - Sudbury Services, Sudbury Cashzone | 3.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,580 m² | 2.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 340 m² | 2.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,460 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 460 m² | 940 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Home Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m south-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Home Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south-east |
| Sudbury Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brocksford Gorse | Wood | 730 m south-west |
| Merefield Gorse | Wood | 930 m north-east |
| Brick Kiln Rough | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 1.6 km north-east |
| Square Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| Hound Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 48 |
35 of the postcode's 48 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 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 | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Flackets Lane.