DE21 5EA postcode in Little Eaton, Derbyshire

DE21 5EA is a postcode in Little Eaton, in the Little Eaton & Stanley ward of Erewash. It is in the Mid Derbyshire parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since August 1992.

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 22% of homes and businesses can get it. Erewash: 96% Typical price £411,250 Homes sold in DE21 5, last 12 months. ▲ 3.6% on the year before Nearest station Duffield 2.4 km in a straight line

Where DE21 5EA is, and what is near it

Map of DE21 5EA and what is near it Map of DE21 5EA: its centre point, with the 81 other postcodes in the DE21 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. DE21 5AA: also in DE21 5DE21 5AB: also in DE21 5DE21 5AD: also in DE21 5DE21 5AE: also in DE21 5DE21 5AF: also in DE21 5DE21 5AG: also in DE21 5DE21 5AH: also in DE21 5DE21 5AJ: also in DE21 5DE21 5AL: also in DE21 5DE21 5AN: also in DE21 5DE21 5AP: also in DE21 5DE21 5AQ: also in DE21 5DE21 5AR: also in DE21 5DE21 5AS: also in DE21 5DE21 5AT: also in DE21 5DE21 5AU: also in DE21 5DE21 5AW: also in DE21 5DE21 5AX: also in DE21 5DE21 5AY: also in DE21 5DE21 5BA: also in DE21 5DE21 5BB: also in DE21 5DE21 5BD: also in DE21 5DE21 5BE: also in DE21 5DE21 5BH: also in DE21 5DE21 5BJ: also in DE21 5DE21 5BU: also in DE21 5DE21 5DA: also in DE21 5DE21 5DB: also in DE21 5DE21 5DD: also in DE21 5DE21 5DE: also in DE21 5DE21 5DF: also in DE21 5DE21 5DG: also in DE21 5DE21 5DH: also in DE21 5DE21 5DJ: also in DE21 5DE21 5DL: also in DE21 5DE21 5DN: also in DE21 5DE21 5DP: also in DE21 5DE21 5DQ: also in DE21 5DE21 5DR: also in DE21 5DE21 5DS: also in DE21 5DE21 5DT: also in DE21 5DE21 5DU: also in DE21 5DE21 5DW: also in DE21 5DE21 5DX: also in DE21 5DE21 5DY: also in DE21 5DE21 5DZ: also in DE21 5DE21 5EB: also in DE21 5DE21 5ED: also in DE21 5DE21 5EE: also in DE21 5DE21 5EF: also in DE21 5DE21 5EG: also in DE21 5DE21 5EH: also in DE21 5DE21 5EJ: also in DE21 5DE21 5EL: also in DE21 5DE21 5EN: also in DE21 5DE21 5EP: also in DE21 5DE21 5EQ: also in DE21 5DE21 5LA: also in DE21 5DE21 5LB: also in DE21 5DE21 5LD: also in DE21 5DE21 5LE: also in DE21 5DE21 5LL: also in DE21 5DE21 5LN: also in DE21 5DE21 5LP: also in DE21 5DE21 5LR: also in DE21 5 School 2.3 kmSchool 3.0 kmLittle Eaton & Stanley DE21 5EA Map of DE21 5EA and what is near it Map of DE21 5EA: its centre point, with the 81 other postcodes in the DE21 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 3.0 kmLittle Eaton & Stanley DE21 5EA
  • DE21 5EA
  • Other postcodes in DE21 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 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 52.9712, longitude -1.4655)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DE21 5EA?

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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DE21 5EA?

92% of the homes and businesses at DE21 5EA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 22% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)22% can get it

Erewash: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)92% can get it

Erewash: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Erewash.

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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 DE21 5EA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Erewash Borough Council's days for DE21 5EA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DE21 5EA 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 DE21 5EA 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 DE21 5EA.

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 Erewash

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DE21 5EA: 1,300 properties in Erewash are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Erewash

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 5EA 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 DE21 5EA?

Homes in DE21 5 sold for a typical £411,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 40 sales, up 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£411,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£397,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £520,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £270,123 10 sales
  • Terraced 3 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 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 DE21 5EA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in DE21 5EA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 25 November 2025. The middle sale was £928,000, from £850,000 to £975,000. Across DE21 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £411,250. 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 5EA

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at DE21 5EA. 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 DE21 5EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around DE21 5EA. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (31%). 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 DE21 5EA

Band D in Erewash for 2026‑27: £2,361. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,574 (band A) to £4,721 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,836.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (9%)£1,574
Band Babout 200 (26%)£1,836
Band Cabout 110 (14%)£2,098
Band Dabout 160 (21%)£2,361
Band Eabout 100 (13%)£2,885
Band Fabout 70 (9%)£3,410
Band Gabout 60 (8%)£3,934
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,721

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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

Averages for Erewash 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 5EA is in (ONS area E01019670), 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 DE21 5EA?

The nearest open schools to DE21 5EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DE21 5EA, 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 DE21 5EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE21 5EA is Duffield Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Duffield Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • Belper Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive
  • Duffield (Ecclesbourne Valley Railway) Underground, metro or tram 2.3 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church Lane, 265 m away.

More stations near DE21 5EA, 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 DE21 5EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE21 5EA, 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 DE21 5EA?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DE21 5EA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.1 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near DE21 5EA?

The nearest to the centre of DE21 5EA, 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 DE21 5EA?

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 DE21 5EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DE21 5EA, 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 DE21 5EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE21 5EA, 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 DE21 5EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of DE21 5EA 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 DE21 5EA in a conservation area?

The centre of DE21 5EA 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 5EA?

Police.uk records 11 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE21 5EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Other theft2 reports
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report

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 DE21 5EA

Ward
Little Eaton & Stanley
Parish
Little Eaton
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Little Eaton
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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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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