DE4 3AF

Darley Dale · Derbyshire Dales · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Matlock
Local authority
Derbyshire Dales
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Postcode district
DE4
Postcode sector
DE4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE4 3RY 0 m
DE4 3BQ 75 m
DE4 2RJ 125 m
DE4 3UH 128 m
DE4 2RL 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE4 3AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2024
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE4
Postcode sector
DE4 3
Latitude
53.154815
Longitude
-1.582443
British National Grid easting
428,020
British National Grid northing
362,044

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Derbyshire Dales · E07000035
Parish or community
E04002744
Westminster constituency
Derbyshire Dales · E14001195
Output area
E00099193
Lower layer super output area
Derbyshire Dales 005A · E01019609
Middle layer super output area
Derbyshire Dales 005 · E02004072

Postcode source versions

Explore DE4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Shand House, Matlock, DE4 3AF 8 December 2015 £1,500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
14
Secondary
1
  1. Darley Dale Primary School

    Community school

    492 m
  2. South Darley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  3. All Saints CofE Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
245
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 118
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Other theft 22
  • Public order 20
  • Criminal damage and arson 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE4 3 residents
11,996

Age bands in DE4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

1,605 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

1,033 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.2%

2,343 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

3,493 residents

Age 65 and over
26.9%

3,112 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CREDAS MEDICAL

    DALE ROAD SOUTH, DARLEY DALE, MATLOCK, DE4 2EU

    ODS code C81030

    745 m

  • LIME GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIME GROVE WALK, MATLOCK, DE4 3FD

    ODS code C81101

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • St Elphins

    BCT · Darley Dale

    0.1 miles
  • St Elphins

    BCT · Darley Dale

    0.1 miles
  • Greenaway Lane

    BCT · Darley Dale

    0.2 miles
  • Old Hackney Lane

    BCT · Darley Dale

    0.2 miles
  • Greenaway Lane

    BCT · Darley Dale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Derbyshire Dales 005A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,365 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Darley Dale Primary School is the nearest published school at 492 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

245 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 118 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.