S21 4EW North East Derbyshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Eckington South & Renishaw. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Peveril Road, Eckington: 38 addresses
- Kings Mews, Eckington: 1 address
- Littlemoor, 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 (63% of about 920 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: 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bradley Lomas Electrolok Ltd, Church Street, Eckington: up to 13 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Royal Hotel, 2 Station Road, Eckington, S21 4FX, permissioned (250 m)
- Garages at Castle Hill, Eckington: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (540 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 6 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 40 addresses are between 51 m and 57 m above sea level (54 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 | 5.9 km |
| Kiveton Bridge 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Prince of Wales Eckington | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eckington | 270 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Market Street Car Park | 190 m |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 53.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Valleys Medical Partnership | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 510 m |
| Hospital | Chesterfield Royal Hospital | 8.8 km |
| Police station | Killamarsh Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Eckington, Eckington Cashzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,510 m² | 1.4 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,280 m² | 540 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 740 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Rectory, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m north. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north |
| The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m north |
| Tramway embankment | Scheduled monument | 510 m east |
| Stable Court at Renishaw Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Plumbley Colliery including Seldom Seen engine house, 600m north east of Roundhill Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Renishaw Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 460 m west |
| Coldwell Plantation | Wood | 690 m south |
| North Wood | Wood | 740 m south |
| Chapelwheel Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Eckington Marsh | Wetland | 1.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 40 |
15 of the postcode's 40 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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 Peveril Road.