DE23 8XL postcode in Derby, England
DE23 8XL 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 August 2006.
Where DE23 8XL is, and what is near it
- DE23 8XL
- Other postcodes in DE23 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 18 bus stops
- 8 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.9145, longitude -1.4735)
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 DE23 8XL?
- 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 DE23 8XL Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- DerbyshirePolice force area
- Derby SouthParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Baggy Shanker (Labour (Co-op)), as Parliament lists them. Contact Baggy Shanker
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 DE23 8XL?
Every home and business at DE23 8XL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 33% can get gigabit, 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 DE23 8XL?
BinDayBuddy has not read Derby City's days for DE23 8XL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for DE23 8XL 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 DE23 8XL 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 DE23 8XL.
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 DE23 8XL: 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 DE23 8XL 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near DE23 8XL?
Homes in DE23 8 sold for a typical £141,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 97 sales, down 5.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 1 sale, too few to price
- Semi-detached £182,500 20 sales
- Terraced £135,500 72 sales
- Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole DE23 district: a typical £218,000 from 420 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 DE23 8XL
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DE23 8XL 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
What council tax band are homes near DE23 8XL?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,860 homes in the neighbourhood around DE23 8XL. Over half of them (83%) are in council tax band A. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (58%). 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 £2,306 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,537.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 1,550 (83%) | £1,537 |
| Band B | about 230 (12%) | £1,794 |
| Band C | about 50 (3%) | £2,050 |
| Band D | about 30 (2%) | £2,306 |
| Band E | fewer than 5 | £2,818 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,331 |
| Band G | withheld | £3,843 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,612 |
When the homes were built
- 13% Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- Withheld 1919 to 1939
- None 1945 to 1964
- 14% 1965 to 1982
- 4% 1983 to 1999
- 3% 2000 to 2009
- 9% 2010 to 2019
- 58% 2020 or later
1900 to 1918, 1945 to 1964: 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 DE23 8XL is in (ONS area E01033166), 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 DE23 8XL?
The nearest open schools to DE23 8XL, 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 DE23 8XL?
The nearest railway station to the centre of DE23 8XL is Derby Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.
- Derby Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
- Peartree Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Melbourne Street, 136 m away.
More stations near DE23 8XL, 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 DE23 8XL?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE23 8XL, 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.
- Horizon Healthcare Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2023 · Phone 01332 737777 450 mWalk
- Osmaston Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2024 · Phone 01332 346433 550 mWalk
- Wilson Street Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01332 332628 700 mWalk
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 DE23 8XL?
The nearest charging points to the centre of DE23 8XL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Bp Pulse Charging point · No details mapped 200 mWalk
- Power & Go Charging point · 4 chargers 300 mWalk
- Power & Go Charging point · 4 chargers 300 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near DE23 8XL?
The nearest to the centre of DE23 8XL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Derby City Dental Care Phone 01332 344810 400 mWalk
- Dove Dental Care Limited Phone 01332 345222 400 mWalk
- Casa Dental Phone 01332 347543 400 mWalk
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 DE23 8XL?
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 350 mWalk
- Royal Derby Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2026 · Phone 01332 340131 2.7 kmCycle
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 DE23 8XL?
The nearest care homes to the centre of DE23 8XL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Bonsall View Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2024 · Phone 07812 300075 250 mWalk
- Nightingale House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01332 343882 400 mWalk
- Liversage Court Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01332 291241 400 mWalk
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 DE23 8XL?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE23 8XL, 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.
- Lander & Hunter Mon and Tue 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6:30pm; Wed 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01332 342518 300 mWalk
- Peak Pharmacy, 1 Burton Road Mon to Fri 8:45am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01332 342279 450 mWalk
- Jardines Pharmacy, 210 Osmaston Road Mon and Tue 9am to 6:30pm; Wed 9am to 5pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01332 291238 550 mWalk
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 DE23 8XL?
The nearest vets to the centre of DE23 8XL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Saint Leonard Veterinary Centre 50 mWalk
- Pride Veterinary Centre 1.2 kmWalk
- easipetcare Phone +44 1332 611896 1.5 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 DE23 8XL in a conservation area?
The centre of DE23 8XL 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 DE23 8XL?
Police.uk records 1,227 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE23 8XL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: other theft 71, vehicle crime 28, burglary 20, possession of weapons 17, robbery 15, theft from the person 14, bicycle theft 9, other crime 8.
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 DE23 8XL
- 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
- August 2006
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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