S21 4FL North East Derbyshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Eckington North. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- School Street, Eckington: 17 addresses
- Back 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 High Street. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Methodist Chapel, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Garages at Castle Hill, Eckington: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Royal Hotel, 2 Station Road, Eckington, S21 4FX, permissioned (530 m)
- Hornthorpe Cottage, Setcup Lane, Eckington, S21 4FN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Bradley Lomas Electrolok Ltd, Church Street, Eckington: up to 13 homes, permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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.
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 | 6.1 km |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Kiveton Bridge 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest School Street Eckington | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eckington | 400 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Market Street Car Park | 550 m |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 2.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 53.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Valleys Medical Partnership | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 240 m |
| Hospital | Chesterfield Royal Hospital | 8.4 km |
| Police station | Killamarsh Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Eckington, Eckington Cashzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,510 m² | 1.7 km |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 80 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 School Street.