DE6 5JJ South Derbyshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Etwall. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Cropper Lane, South Derbyshire: 74 addresses
- Council Houses, Churchbalk: 14 addresses
- Cropper Lane, Thurvaston: 8 addresses
- Chapel Lane, South Derbyshire: 4 addresses
- Back Lane, Lane Ends: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cropper Lane, Cropper: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cropper Lane, Cropper: 1 address
- Thurvaston Lane, Lower Thurvaston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cropper Lane, Churchbalk: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cropper Lane, Churchbalk: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cropper Lane, Churchbalk: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cropper Lane, Churchbalk: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cropper Lane, Churchbalk: 1 address
- Longford Lane, Derbyshire Dales: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cropper Lane, Lane Ends: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Derbyshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,340 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,560 | £1,820 | £2,080 | £2,340 | £2,860 | £3,379 | £3,899 | £4,679 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (26% of about 960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- HOMESTEAD FARMHOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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: 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 114 addresses are between 69 m and 108 m above sea level (93 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 91%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 91% of premises; 4% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tutbury and Hatton 90,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Willington 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Cropper | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Egginton Road Hilton | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 23.6 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Henmore Health - Brailsford Surgery | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Etwall Pharmacy | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Practice | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Derby Hospital (Nuh) | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Police station | Littleover Police Station | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,310 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sharrow Hall moated site and associated road, driveway, dovecote, enclosures and ridge and furrow, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sharrow Hall moated site and associated road, driveway, dovecote, enclosures and ridge and furrow | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Lower Thurvaston medieval settlement, including part of the open field system | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Shrunken medieval village and moated site at Thurvaston | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hardley Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Trusley Coppice | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Spath Covert | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Dizzybeard Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Nuns Clough | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Dog Kennel Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 96 | 114 |
18 of the postcode's 114 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Derbyshire: see them on the South Derbyshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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 Cropper Lane.