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DE5 6DB

Ashover · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ashover
Local authority
North East Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE5
Postcode sector
DE5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 6DB 347 m
DE55 6EE 484 m
DE55 6ED 518 m
DE55 6DE 660 m
DE55 6ER 727 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE5 6DB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE5
Postcode sector
DE5 6
Latitude
53.125617
Longitude
-1.472963
British National Grid easting
435,365
British National Grid northing
358,844

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North East Derbyshire · E07000038
Electoral ward
Ashover · E05012040
Parish or community
E04002861
Westminster constituency
North East Derbyshire · E14001391
Output area
E00100028
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 010A · E01019769
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 010 · E02004114

Postcode source versions

Explore DE5

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Wessington Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  2. Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km
  3. Tansley Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Drugs 2
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • MATLOCK AND ASHOVER PRACTICE

    MILKEN LANE, FAR HILL, ASHOVER, CHESTERFIELD, S45 0BA

    ODS code C81611

    4.6 km

  • CRICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKWELL DRIVE, CRICH, MATLOCK, DE4 5PB

    ODS code C81094

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Dewy Lane

    BCT · Doehole

    188 m
  • Dewy Lane

    BCT · Doehole

    228 m
  • Mathers Grave

    BCT · Brackenfield

    619 m
  • Mathers Grave

    BCT · Brackenfield

    741 m
  • Dewey Lane Farm

    BCT · Doehole

    759 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North East Derbyshire 010A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,274 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wessington Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.0 km.

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

Recorded crime

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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