DE6 1GS

Ashbourne North · Derbyshire Dales · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Derbyshire Dales
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Postcode district
DE6
Postcode sector
DE6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE6 1GF 38 m
DE6 1GG 70 m
DE6 1UB 73 m
DE6 1AE 95 m
DE6 1EU 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE6 1GS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2020
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE6
Postcode sector
DE6 1
Latitude
53.016960
Longitude
-1.733357
British National Grid easting
417,985
British National Grid northing
346,660

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Derbyshire Dales · E07000035
Parish or community
E04002717
Westminster constituency
Derbyshire Dales · E14001195
Output area
E00099106
Lower layer super output area
Derbyshire Dales 008A · E01019595
Middle layer super output area
Derbyshire Dales 008 · E02004075

Postcode source versions

Explore DE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. St Oswald's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    388 m
  2. Ashbourne Primary School

    Academy converter

    590 m
  3. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    Academy converter

    624 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
619
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 280
  • Public order 77
  • Anti social behaviour 74
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Shoplifting 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE6 1 residents
11,718

Age bands in DE6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,847 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,152 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

2,416 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

3,551 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

2,878 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 straight-line

  • HENMORE HEALTH - ASHBOURNE SURGERY

    CLIFTON ROAD, ASHBOURNE, DE6 1RR

    ODS code C81086

    486 m

  • ASHBOURNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CLIFTON ROAD, ASHBOURNE, DE6 1DR

    ODS code C81037

    535 m

Nearby transport

  • Victoria Square

    BCT · Ashbourne

    0.0 miles
  • Shawcroft Car Park

    BCT · Ashbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Church Street

    BCT · Ashbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Ashbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Ashbourne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Derbyshire Dales 008A, 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

26,951 of 33,755

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Oswald's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 388 m.

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

Recorded crime

619 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 280 events.

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