S45 0AE North East Derbyshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashover. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Moor Road, Ashover: 34 addresses
- Pear Tree Fold, Ashover: 1 address
- Lime Grove, Ashover: 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 G (23% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ashover Village. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- CEMETERY CHAPEL, grade II
- HOUSE ADJOINING LIME TREE HOUSE TO THE SOUTH, grade II
- LIME TREE HOUSE, grade II
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: 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 36 addresses are between 186 m and 189 m above sea level (188 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 22%, gigabit 22% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Matlock 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km |
| Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Cromford 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Moor Road Ashover | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Clay Cross | 4.4 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 38.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Matlock And Ashover Practice | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | Market Street Pharmacy | 4.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.8 km |
| Hospital | Clay Cross Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Clay Cross Police Station | 5.0 km |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Wingerworth, Wingerworth Cashzone | 4.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,550 m² | 640 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 400 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 220 m south. 38 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 220 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hate Wood | Wood | 730 m west |
| Fall Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south-east |
| Cockerspring Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Fabrick Wood | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Cuckoostone Dale | Valley | 3.9 km west |
| The Great Pond of Stubbing | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 36 |
23 of the postcode's 36 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Moor Road.