DE72 2DJ South Derbyshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Aston. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Main Street, Weston-on-Trent: 10 addresses
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 E (22% of about 1,450 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
- 41 Main Street, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: 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 10 addresses are between 48 m and 50 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Methodist Church Weston-on-Trent | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Springfield House Melbourne | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | Applegreen Electric Charging Station | 3.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 5.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Melbourne & Chellaston Medical Practice | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 3.2 km |
| NHS dentists | The Melbourne Dental Practice | 2.6 km |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Ascot Drive Police Station | 6.4 km |
| Cash machines | Derby South Westbound Forecourt, Shardlow | 2.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Green 1,070 m² | 300 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tarasivka 6.7 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,150 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Weston Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m north. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Weston Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cliff Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Long Walk Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Middle Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Cliff Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Aston Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 10 |
3 of the postcode's 10 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 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 | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Main Street.