DE4 5PL

Darley Dale · Derbyshire Dales · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Derbyshire Dales
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Postcode district
DE4
Postcode sector
DE4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S45 0LS 693 m
DE4 5LH 959 m
DE4 5LJ 1.2 km
DE4 5LN 1.2 km
S45 0JB 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE4 5PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE4
Postcode sector
DE4 5
Latitude
53.181646
Longitude
-1.549997
British National Grid easting
430,171
British National Grid northing
365,042

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
E00099186
Lower layer super output area
Derbyshire Dales 011D · E01019610
Middle layer super output area
Derbyshire Dales 011 · E02007029

Postcode source versions

Explore DE4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Darley Dale Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km
  2. Highfields School

    Academy converter

    4.0 km
  3. Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE4 5 residents
6,842

Age bands in DE4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

965 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.2%

478 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

1,235 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

2,061 residents

Age 65 and over
28.5%

1,888 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • CREDAS MEDICAL

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

    ODS code C81030

    3.4 km

  • LIME GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIME GROVE WALK, MATLOCK, DE4 3FD

    ODS code C81101

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Flash Dam

    BCT · Farley

    0.4 miles
  • Flash Dam

    BCT · Farley

    0.4 miles
  • Nursery Farm

    BCT · Two Dales

    0.5 miles
  • Nursery Farm

    BCT · Two Dales

    0.5 miles
  • Screetham Lane

    BCT · Uppertown

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Derbyshire Dales 011D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,586 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Darley Dale Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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