S21 4BH North East Derbyshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Eckington North. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Mill Road, Eckington: 38 addresses
- Gashouse Lane, North East Derbyshire: 1 address
- Rectory Close, Eckington: 1 address
- Penny Engine Lane, Eckington: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North East Derbyshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,467 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,644 | £1,918 | £2,193 | £2,467 | £3,015 | £3,563 | £4,111 | £4,933 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (71% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Eckington and Renishaw Park. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- THE RECTORY, grade II*
- BARN TO NORTH WEST OF MALTHOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- ENTRANCE GATEPIERS AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL TO ECKINGTON RECTORY, grade II
- MALTHOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- RECTORY COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bradley Lomas Electrolok Ltd, Church Street, Eckington: up to 13 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Royal Hotel, 2 Station Road, Eckington, S21 4FX, permissioned (380 m)
- Garages at Castle Hill, Eckington: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
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 28 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 41 addresses are between 48 m and 67 m above sea level (57 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 | Woodhouse 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km |
| Kiveton Bridge 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Halfway | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Prince of Wales Eckington | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eckington | 320 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Market Street Car Park | 290 m |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 2.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 53.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Valleys Medical Partnership | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 570 m |
| Hospital | Chesterfield Royal Hospital | 8.9 km |
| Police station | Killamarsh Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Eckington, Eckington Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,510 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,280 m² | 510 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 760 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Rectory, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m north-east. 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north-east |
| The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m north |
| Tramway embankment | Scheduled monument | 610 m south-east |
| Plumbley Colliery including Seldom Seen engine house, 600m north east of Roundhill Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Renishaw Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 410 m west |
| Beighton Hill | Hill | 660 m north-east |
| Coldwell Plantation | Wood | 850 m south |
| Chapelwheel Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Eckington Marsh | Wetland | 2.0 km south-west |
| Woodall Bottoms | Valley | 4.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 22 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 41 |
40 of the postcode's 41 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Mill Road.