DE21 4QX postcode in Derby, England
DE21 4QX is a postcode in Derby, in the Oakwood ward. It is in the Derby North parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since August 1992.
Where DE21 4QX is, and what is near it
- DE21 4QX
- Other postcodes in DE21 4: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 4 bus stops
- 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 52.9347, longitude -1.4250)
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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after DE21 4QX?
- DerbyCouncil, for all local services Derby: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around DE21 4QX Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- DerbyshirePolice force area
- Derby NorthParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Catherine Atkinson (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Catherine Atkinson
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 DE21 4QX?
Every home and business at DE21 4QX can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 DE21 4QX?
BinDayBuddy has not read Derby City's days for DE21 4QX today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for DE21 4QX on BinDayBuddySource: 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 DE21 4QX at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
High riskThe Environment Agency counts 50 homes and businesses at DE21 4QX. 18 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 4 more at a lower risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
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 DE21 4QX: 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 DE21 4QX is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 21:51 on 24 October 2026.
- Tributaries in South DerbyshireFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Tributaries in South Derbyshire
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 21:51 on 24 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near DE21 4QX?
Homes in DE21 4 sold for a typical £193,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 146 sales, down 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £401,000 24 sales
- Semi-detached £188,725 100 sales
- Terraced £164,250 20 sales
- Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole DE21 district: a typical £215,000 from 703 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 DE21 4QX
HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in DE21 4QX from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 June 2025. The middle sale was £260,000, from £162,000 to £417,800. Across DE21 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £193,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 DE21 4QX
The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at DE21 4QX. 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 AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near DE21 4QX?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around DE21 4QX. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (51%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £2,818 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,537.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 260 (36%) | £1,537 |
| Band B | about 200 (28%) | £1,794 |
| Band C | about 190 (26%) | £2,050 |
| Band D | about 40 (6%) | £2,306 |
| Band E | about 30 (4%) | £2,818 |
| Band F | withheld | £3,331 |
| Band G | withheld | £3,843 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,612 |
When the homes were built
- 3% Before 1900
- Withheld 1900 to 1918
- 22% 1919 to 1939
- 51% 1945 to 1964
- 20% 1965 to 1982
- 1% 1983 to 1999
- 3% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
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 DE21 4QX is in (ONS area E01013506), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 DE21 4QX?
The nearest open schools to DE21 4QX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 DE21 4QX?
The nearest railway station to the centre of DE21 4QX is Spondon Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.
- Spondon Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
- Derby Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Morley Gardens, 69 m away.
More stations near DE21 4QX, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near DE21 4QX?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE21 4QX, 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.
- The Park Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01332 667911 850 mWalk
- Chapel Street Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report February 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01332 680520 2.1 kmCycle
- Derwent Valley Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01332 224588 2.4 kmCycle
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 DE21 4QX?
The nearest charging points to the centre of DE21 4QX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Bp Pulse Charging point · 10 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near DE21 4QX?
The nearest to the centre of DE21 4QX, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Cosmetic White Smiles Phone 01332 675000 800 mWalk
- The Oakwood Dental Centre Limited Phone 01332 280557 800 mWalk
- Park Road Dental Phone 01332 674537 1.4 kmCycle
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 DE21 4QX?
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.
- Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Phone 01332 265500 3.7 kmCycle
- Royal Derby Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2026 · Phone 01332 340131 6.5 kmDrive
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 DE21 4QX?
The nearest care homes to the centre of DE21 4QX, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- The Gables Private Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01332 280106 300 mWalk
- Foylebank Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2024 · Phone 01332 718300 1.8 kmCycle
- Perth House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2019, over 3 years old 1.9 kmCycle
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 DE21 4QX?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE21 4QX, 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.
- Visionpharma Limited Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01332 660760 850 mWalk
- Visionpharma Limited Mon to Fri 8:30am to 5:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01332 660510 1.1 kmWalk
- Wilsons Pharmacy Mon and Tue 9am to 1pm, 2:15pm to 6pm; Wed 9am to 1pm, 2:15pm to 5:30pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 1pm, 2:15pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01332 673059 1.8 kmCycle
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 DE21 4QX?
The nearest vets to the centre of DE21 4QX on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Scarsdale Vets 950 mWalk
- The Abbey Veterinary Group 1.5 kmCycle
- Ashfield House 2.1 kmCycle
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 DE21 4QX in a conservation area?
The centre of DE21 4QX is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
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 DE21 4QX?
Police.uk records 163 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE21 4QX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: vehicle crime 7, drugs 7, other theft 4, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for DE21 4QX
- Ward
- Oakwood
- 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
- August 1992
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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