DE24 8BS postcode in Derby, England

DE24 8BS is a postcode in Derby, in the Alvaston North ward. It is in the Derby South parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since August 2004.

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 can get it. Derby: 98% Typical price £157,000 Homes sold in DE24 8, last 12 months. ▼ 13.3% on the year before Nearest station Derby 950 m in a straight line

Where DE24 8BS is, and what is near it

Map of DE24 8BS and what is near it Map of DE24 8BS: its centre point, with the 356 other postcodes in the DE24 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DE24 8AA: also in DE24 8DE24 8AD: also in DE24 8DE24 8AE: also in DE24 8DE24 8AF: also in DE24 8DE24 8AJ: also in DE24 8DE24 8AL: also in DE24 8DE24 8AN: also in DE24 8DE24 8AP: also in DE24 8DE24 8AQ: also in DE24 8DE24 8BJ: also in DE24 8DE24 8BW: also in DE24 8DE24 8BX: also in DE24 8DE24 8BY: also in DE24 8DE24 8DZ: also in DE24 8DE24 8EH: also in DE24 8DE24 8FD: also in DE24 8DE24 8FE: also in DE24 8DE24 8FF: also in DE24 8DE24 8GG: also in DE24 8DE24 8GX: also in DE24 8DE24 8HG: also in DE24 8DE24 8HH: also in DE24 8DE24 8HP: also in DE24 8DE24 8HR: also in DE24 8DE24 8HS: also in DE24 8DE24 8HY: also in DE24 8DE24 8HZ: also in DE24 8DE24 8JB: also in DE24 8DE24 8JE: also in DE24 8DE24 8JG: also in DE24 8DE24 8JH: also in DE24 8DE24 8JN: also in DE24 8DE24 8JY: also in DE24 8DE24 8LZ: also in DE24 8DE24 8NB: also in DE24 8DE24 8ND: also in DE24 8DE24 8NJ: also in DE24 8DE24 8PU: also in DE24 8DE24 8PW: also in DE24 8DE24 8PX: also in DE24 8DE24 8PY: also in DE24 8DE24 8QR: also in DE24 8DE24 8RE: also in DE24 8DE24 8RF: also in DE24 8DE24 8SQ: also in DE24 8DE24 8UP: also in DE24 8DE24 8UQ: also in DE24 8DE24 8UR: also in DE24 8DE24 8US: also in DE24 8DE24 8UT: also in DE24 8DE24 8UU: also in DE24 8DE24 8UW: also in DE24 8DE24 8UX: also in DE24 8DE24 8UY: also in DE24 8DE24 8UZ: also in DE24 8DE24 8WA: also in DE24 8DE24 8WD: also in DE24 8DE24 8WE: also in DE24 8DE24 8WF: also in DE24 8DE24 8WG: also in DE24 8DE24 8WH: also in DE24 8DE24 8WJ: also in DE24 8DE24 8WL: also in DE24 8DE24 8WN: also in DE24 8DE24 8WP: also in DE24 8DE24 8WQ: also in DE24 8DE24 8WR: also in DE24 8DE24 8WS: also in DE24 8DE24 8WT: also in DE24 8DE24 8WU: also in DE24 8DE24 8WW: also in DE24 8DE24 8WX: also in DE24 8DE24 8WY: also in DE24 8DE24 8WZ: also in DE24 8DE24 8XD: also in DE24 8DE24 8XL: also in DE24 8DE24 8XN: also in DE24 8DE24 8XR: also in DE24 8DE24 8XS: also in DE24 8DE24 8ZS: also in DE24 8DE24 8ZY: also in DE24 8 Peartree station 2.0 kmDerby DE24 8BS Map of DE24 8BS and what is near it Map of DE24 8BS: its centre point, with the 356 other postcodes in the DE24 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Alvaston North DE24 8BS
  • DE24 8BS
  • Other postcodes in DE24 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 52.9102, longitude -1.4540)

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 DE24 8BS?

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 DE24 8BS?

Every home and business at DE24 8BS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Derby: 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Derby: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Derby.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 DE24 8BS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Derby City's days for DE24 8BS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DE24 8BS 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 DE24 8BS 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 DE24 8BS.

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 DE24 8BS: 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 DE24 8BS 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 DE24 8BS?

Homes in DE24 8 sold for a typical £157,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 113 sales, down 13.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£157,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£181,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 13.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £216,500 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £165,000 56 sales
  • Terraced £142,250 46 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 DE24 district: a typical £197,000 from 585 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 DE24 8BS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DE24 8BS 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 DE24 8BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around DE24 8BS. Over half of them (62%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (43%). 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 DE24 8BS

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.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 520 (62%)£1,537
Band Babout 220 (26%)£1,794
Band Cabout 80 (10%)£2,050
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,306
Band Ewithheld£2,818
Band Ffewer than 5£3,331
Band Gfewer than 5£3,843
Band Hwithheld£4,612

When the homes were built

  1. 43% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 30% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 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 DE24 8BS is in (ONS area E01033172), 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 DE24 8BS?

The nearest open schools to DE24 8BS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DE24 8BS, 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 DE24 8BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE24 8BS is Derby Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Derby Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Peartree Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Railway Technical Centre, 253 m away.

More stations near DE24 8BS, 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 DE24 8BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE24 8BS, 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 DE24 8BS?

1 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DE24 8BS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Bp Pulse Charging point · 10 chargers 800 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • Bp Pulse Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 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 DE24 8BS?

The nearest to the centre of DE24 8BS, 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 DE24 8BS?

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 DE24 8BS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DE24 8BS, 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 DE24 8BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE24 8BS, 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 DE24 8BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of DE24 8BS 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 DE24 8BS in a conservation area?

The centre of DE24 8BS 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 DE24 8BS?

Police.uk records 486 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE24 8BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences205 reports
Anti-social behaviour58 reports
Public order49 reports
Shoplifting47 reports
Other theft30 reports
Criminal damage and arson27 reports

Also: vehicle crime 18, drugs 13, burglary 11, possession of weapons 8, robbery 7, other crime 6, theft from the person 4, bicycle theft 3.

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 DE24 8BS

Ward
Alvaston North
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 2004

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DE24 8GX120 mDE24 8BX150 mDE24 8BY160 mDE24 8UP170 mDE24 8WF230 mDE24 8WE230 m
All of DE24

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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