DE73 7JB South Derbyshire
Live postcode, introduced September 2004. Ward: Aston. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- A514, Derby: 34 addresses
- Trent Side, Swarkestone: 6 addresses
- Barrow Lane, South Derbyshire: 2 addresses
- Derby Road, Swarkestone: 2 addresses
- Swarkestone Bridge, South Derbyshire: 2 addresses
- Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A514, Swarkestone: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A514, Swarkestone: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A514, Swarkestone: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A514, Swarkestone: 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 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: 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, 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: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 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 51 addresses are between 36 m and 39 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 stations | Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Cottage Garage Swarkestone | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Springfield House Melbourne | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | A50 Parking | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 8.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Melbourne & Chellaston Medical Practice | 3.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | The Melbourne Dental Practice | 3.6 km |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 6.7 km |
| Police station | Ascot Drive Police Station | 4.6 km |
| Cash machines | Premier Victoria Street | 3.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,160 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 550 m² | 900 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 520 m² | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St James, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m south-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south-east |
| Swarkestone Old Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 330 m south-east |
| The Grandstand, Cuttle and gate 200 metres north of Swarkestone Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m east |
| Swarkestone Old Hall and attached walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-east |
| Swarkestone Hall Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south-east |
| Swarkestone Bridge | Scheduled monument | 730 m south |
| Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes Farm | Scheduled monument | 870 m north-west |
| Settlement site | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Swarkestone Junction | Lake or reservoir | 450 m north |
| Swarkestone Stop | Lake or reservoir | 460 m north-west |
| Barrow-hill | Hill | 2.0 km west |
| Chellaston Brickworks | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Chellaston Covert | Wood | 2.3 km north-east |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 2.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 51 |
18 of the postcode's 51 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 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 A514.