DE1 2SL postcode in Derby, England

DE1 2SL is a postcode in Derby, in the Arboretum ward. It is in the Derby South parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at DE1 2SL can get it Across Derby: 98% Typical price £169,000 Homes sold in DE1 2, last 12 months. ▼ 1.2% on the year before Nearest station Derby 150 m in a straight line

Where DE1 2SL is, and what is near it

Map of DE1 2SL and what is near it Map of DE1 2SL: its centre point, with the 191 other postcodes in the DE1 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (6 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DE1 2AB: also in DE1 2DE1 2AD: also in DE1 2DE1 2AH: also in DE1 2DE1 2BA: also in DE1 2DE1 2BD: also in DE1 2DE1 2BE: also in DE1 2DE1 2BF: also in DE1 2DE1 2BG: also in DE1 2DE1 2BJ: also in DE1 2DE1 2BP: also in DE1 2DE1 2BQ: also in DE1 2DE1 2BS: also in DE1 2DE1 2BX: also in DE1 2DE1 2DD: also in DE1 2DE1 2DF: also in DE1 2DE1 2DL: also in DE1 2DE1 2DN: also in DE1 2DE1 2DY: also in DE1 2DE1 2EH: also in DE1 2DE1 2EL: also in DE1 2DE1 2ES: also in DE1 2DE1 2EX: also in DE1 2DE1 2EY: also in DE1 2DE1 2FB: also in DE1 2DE1 2FN: also in DE1 2DE1 2FQ: also in DE1 2DE1 2FW: also in DE1 2DE1 2FX: also in DE1 2DE1 2FY: also in DE1 2DE1 2GD: also in DE1 2DE1 2GE: also in DE1 2DE1 2GF: also in DE1 2DE1 2GT: also in DE1 2DE1 2GU: also in DE1 2DE1 2HB: also in DE1 2DE1 2HD: also in DE1 2DE1 2HN: also in DE1 2DE1 2HP: also in DE1 2DE1 2HR: also in DE1 2DE1 2HT: also in DE1 2DE1 2HU: also in DE1 2DE1 2HX: also in DE1 2DE1 2HZ: also in DE1 2DE1 2JA: also in DE1 2DE1 2JD: also in DE1 2DE1 2JF: also in DE1 2DE1 2JH: also in DE1 2DE1 2JN: also in DE1 2DE1 2JR: also in DE1 2DE1 2JX: also in DE1 2DE1 2JY: also in DE1 2DE1 2LA: also in DE1 2DE1 2LD: also in DE1 2DE1 2LG: also in DE1 2DE1 2LH: also in DE1 2DE1 2LJ: also in DE1 2DE1 2LL: also in DE1 2DE1 2LN: also in DE1 2DE1 2LP: also in DE1 2DE1 2LQ: also in DE1 2DE1 2LR: also in DE1 2DE1 2LS: also in DE1 2DE1 2LT: also in DE1 2DE1 2LU: also in DE1 2DE1 2LW: also in DE1 2DE1 2LX: also in DE1 2DE1 2LY: also in DE1 2DE1 2LZ: also in DE1 2DE1 2NA: also in DE1 2DE1 2NB: also in DE1 2DE1 2ND: also in DE1 2DE1 2NE: also in DE1 2DE1 2NF: also in DE1 2DE1 2NG: also in DE1 2DE1 2NH: also in DE1 2DE1 2NL: also in DE1 2DE1 2NP: also in DE1 2DE1 2NQ: also in DE1 2DE1 2NR: also in DE1 2DE1 2NS: also in DE1 2DE1 2NT: also in DE1 2DE1 2NW: also in DE1 2DE1 2NZ: also in DE1 2DE1 2PA: also in DE1 2DE1 2PD: also in DE1 2DE1 2PG: also in DE1 2DE1 2PL: also in DE1 2DE1 2PP: also in DE1 2DE1 2PQ: also in DE1 2DE1 2PU: also in DE1 2DE1 2PW: also in DE1 2DE1 2PY: also in DE1 2DE1 2PZ: also in DE1 2DE1 2QA: also in DE1 2DE1 2QB: also in DE1 2DE1 2QD: also in DE1 2DE1 2QE: also in DE1 2DE1 2QG: also in DE1 2DE1 2QN: also in DE1 2DE1 2QQ: also in DE1 2DE1 2QR: also in DE1 2DE1 2QS: also in DE1 2DE1 2QW: also in DE1 2DE1 2QY: also in DE1 2DE1 2QZ: also in DE1 2DE1 2RD: also in DE1 2DE1 2RE: also in DE1 2DE1 2RF: also in DE1 2DE1 2RG: also in DE1 2DE1 2RJ: also in DE1 2DE1 2RQ: also in DE1 2DE1 2RR: also in DE1 2DE1 2RT: also in DE1 2DE1 2RU: also in DE1 2DE1 2RW: also in DE1 2DE1 2RX: also in DE1 2DE1 2SA: also in DE1 2DE1 2SN: also in DE1 2DE1 2SP: also in DE1 2DE1 2SQ: also in DE1 2DE1 2SR: also in DE1 2DE1 2ST: also in DE1 2DE1 2SU: also in DE1 2DE1 2SX: also in DE1 2DE1 2SY: also in DE1 2DE1 2TA: also in DE1 2DE1 2TD: also in DE1 2DE1 2TE: also in DE1 2DE1 2TL: also in DE1 2DE1 2TQ: also in DE1 2DE1 2TT: also in DE1 2DE1 2TU: also in DE1 2DE1 2UB: also in DE1 2DE1 2UF: also in DE1 2DE1 2UG: also in DE1 2DE1 2UH: also in DE1 2DE1 2XX: also in DE1 2 Bp Pulse 750 m2 places, 800–900 m2 EV charging points, 850 mInstaVolt 900 mCo Wheels car club 1.0 kmDerby Pride Academy 1.0 kmDerby DE1 2SL Map of DE1 2SL and what is near it Map of DE1 2SL: its centre point, with the 191 other postcodes in the DE1 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (6 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Derby Pride Academy 1.0 kmArboretum DE1 2SL
  • DE1 2SL
  • Other postcodes in DE1 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.9156, longitude -1.4653)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DE1 2SL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DE1 2SL?

Every home and business at DE1 2SL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DE1 2SL 100% Derby 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DE1 2SL 100% Derby Over 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DE1 2SL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Derby City's days for DE1 2SL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DE1 2SL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DE1 2SL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DE1 2SL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Derby

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DE1 2SL: 4,645 properties in Derby are at high risk (3.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Derby

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DE1 2SL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DE1 2SL?

Homes in DE1 2 sold for a typical £169,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 21 sales, down 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£169,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£171,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.2% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £207,500 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £148,750 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DE1 district: a typical £162,000 from 121 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in DE1 2SL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DE1 2SL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at DE1 2SL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at DE1 2SL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DE1 2SL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around DE1 2SL. Over half of them (94%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DE1 2SL

Band D in Derby for 2026‑27: £2,306. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,537 (band A) to £2,050 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,537.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 580 (94%)£1,537
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,794
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£2,050
Band Dwithheld£2,306
Band Efewer than 5£2,818
Band Ffewer than 5£3,331
Band Gwithheld£3,843
Band Hfewer than 5£4,612

When the homes were built

  1. 23% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 42% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Derby before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DE1 2SL is in (ONS area E01033167), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DE1 2SL?

The nearest open schools to DE1 2SL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DE1 2SL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to DE1 2SL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE1 2SL is Derby Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Derby Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Peartree Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Midland Road, 88 m away.

More stations near DE1 2SL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DE1 2SL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE1 2SL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DE1 2SL?

9 within 1 km 18 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DE1 2SL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • Derby Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS, Tesla · up to 150 kW 550 mWalk
  • Bp Pulse Charging point · No details mapped 750 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DE1 2SL?

The nearest to the centre of DE1 2SL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DE1 2SL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DE1 2SL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DE1 2SL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DE1 2SL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE1 2SL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DE1 2SL?

The nearest vets to the centre of DE1 2SL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DE1 2SL in a conservation area?

The centre of DE1 2SL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DE1 2SL?

Police.uk records 1,128 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE1 2SL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences408 reports
Anti-social behaviour190 reports
Public order139 reports
Shoplifting94 reports
Drugs72 reports
Other theft61 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 60, vehicle crime 30, burglary 17, possession of weapons 15, robbery 13, theft from the person 12, other crime 11, bicycle theft 6.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DE1 2SL

Ward
Arboretum
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Derby
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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