DE6 3BU

Brailsford · Derbyshire Dales · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ashbourne
Local authority
Derbyshire Dales
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Postcode district
DE6
Postcode sector
DE6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE6 4NL 852 m
DE6 3BW 1.1 km
DE6 3BN 1.2 km
DE6 3BT 1.3 km
DE6 3DX 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE6 3BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE6
Postcode sector
DE6 3
Latitude
52.956261
Longitude
-1.613992
British National Grid easting
426,029
British National Grid northing
339,944

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Derbyshire Dales · E07000035
Parish or community
E04002732
Westminster constituency
Derbyshire Dales · E14001195
Output area
E00099152
Lower layer super output area
Derbyshire Dales 010A · E01019603
Middle layer super output area
Derbyshire Dales 010 · E02004077

Postcode source versions

Explore DE6

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Fearns Cottage, Burrows Lane, Brailsford, Ashbourne, DE6 3BU 12 January 2026 £271,508
Burrows Old Hall, Burrows Lane, Brailsford, Ashbourne, DE6 3BU 22 September 2025 £765,000
Over Burrows House, Burrows Lane, Brailsford, Ashbourne, DE6 3BU 11 August 2023 £950,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Brailsford CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Long Lane Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km
  3. Kirk Langley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

31 female, 26 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.0
DE6 3 residents
4,291

Age bands in DE6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

606 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

362 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.4%

769 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.3%

1,427 residents

Age 65 and over
28.4%

1,252 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE6 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
3.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
3.8%
Gigabit-capable
3.8%
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

1

within 5 km

  • HENMORE HEALTH - BRAILSFORD SURGERY

    THE GREEN, BRAILSFORD, ASHBOURNE, DE6 3BX

    ODS code C81075

    1.6 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

  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Brailsford

    0.7 miles
  • Wild Park Lane

    BCT · Kirk Langley

    0.7 miles
  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Brailsford

    0.7 miles
  • Wild Park Lane

    BCT · Kirk Langley

    0.7 miles
  • Rose And Crown

    BCT · Brailsford

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Derbyshire Dales 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,624 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £765,000 from 3 recorded sales in DE6 3BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Derbyshire Dales is £353,364 in June 2026, up 11.7% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Brailsford CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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