Colonel Wright Close Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales
31 addresses across 1 postcode (DE45), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 10928215.
30 homes have an energy certificate (B: 30). 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Derbyshire Dales costs £2,445 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Grindleford, about 11.5 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Bath Gardens, is about 860 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 187 to 192 m above sea level. 25 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Peak & Dales Medical Partnership, about 750 m away. About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 63% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 19 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
30 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 68 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (12); House, mid-terrace (10); Flat (4). Built: 2021 (30).
Council tax
What each band costs in Derbyshire Dales in 2026-27: Band D £2,445 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,630 | £1,901 | £2,173 | £2,445 | £2,988 | £3,531 | £4,075 | £4,889 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (27% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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.
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 187 m and 192 m above sea level (190 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE45 1JY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Grindleford 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km |
| Matlock 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Matlock Bath 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Lady Manners School Bakewell | 220 m |
| Car parks | Bakewell Bridge Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 42.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Peak & Dales Medical Partnership | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 930 m |
| Hospital | Bakewell Newholme Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Derbyshire Police - Bakewell Enquiry Office | 910 m |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Haddon Rd Cashzone | 920 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Bath Gardens 2,860 m² | 860 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,570 m² | 200 m |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 31 |
25 of the street's 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Manners School | Secondary | 11–18 | 370 m | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bakewell Methodist Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 680 m | Requires improvement (Sep 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bakewell CofE Infant School Church of England | Primary | 5–7 | 940 m | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Manners School DE45 1JA | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 9 Dec 2025 |
| The Old Vicarage DE45 1FJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Monyash Road (19).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 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 | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- DE45 1JY: 31 addresses of 32 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Pickford Villas · Monyash Road · Highfield Drive · Highfield Close · Moorhall · Pinfold View · Stanedge Road
All the streets in DE45 and across Derbyshire Dales.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.