S21 4GA North East Derbyshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Eckington South & Renishaw. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- West Street, Eckington: 46 addresses
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 (74% of about 910 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Hornthorpe Cottage, Setcup Lane, Eckington, S21 4FN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Garages at Castle Hill, Eckington: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- Royal Hotel, 2 Station Road, Eckington, S21 4FX, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 10 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 46 addresses are between 97 m and 116 m above sea level (105 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 6.5 km |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Kiveton Bridge 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Fanshaw Road Eckington | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eckington | 890 m |
| Car parks | Market Street Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 52.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Valleys Medical Partnership | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 700 m |
| Hospital | Chesterfield Royal Hospital | 8.0 km |
| Police station | Staveley Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Eckington, Eckington Cashzone | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,510 m² | 2.1 km |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,360 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Pipeyard Lane Allotments 6.2 ha | 410 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Plumbley Colliery including Seldom Seen engine house, 600m north east of Roundhill Cottages, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km north. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbley Colliery including Seldom Seen engine house, 600m north east of Roundhill Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Tramway embankment | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Renishaw Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eckington Marsh | Wetland | 770 m south-west |
| High Bramley Wood | Wood | 860 m north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 900 m north-east |
| Ince Piece Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Foxstone Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Delves Wood Bottom | Valley | 4.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 21 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 46 |
44 of the postcode's 46 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 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 West Street.