DE4 5HJ postcode in Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

DE4 5HJ is a postcode in Derbyshire Dales, in the Wirksworth ward. It is in the Derbyshire Dales parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Medium flood risk 6 of 23 homes and businesses at medium risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 44% of homes and businesses at DE4 5HJ can get it Across Derbyshire Dales: 63% Typical price £355,000 Homes sold in DE4 5, last 12 months. ▼ 9.3% on the year before Nearest station Whatstandwell 1.6 km in a straight line

Where DE4 5HJ is, and what is near it

Map of DE4 5HJ and what is near it Map of DE4 5HJ: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the DE4 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DE4 5AA: also in DE4 5DE4 5AB: also in DE4 5DE4 5AD: also in DE4 5DE4 5AE: also in DE4 5DE4 5AF: also in DE4 5DE4 5AG: also in DE4 5DE4 5AH: also in DE4 5DE4 5AJ: also in DE4 5DE4 5AP: also in DE4 5DE4 5AQ: also in DE4 5DE4 5AR: also in DE4 5DE4 5AS: also in DE4 5DE4 5AT: also in DE4 5DE4 5AU: also in DE4 5DE4 5AW: also in DE4 5DE4 5AX: also in DE4 5DE4 5AY: also in DE4 5DE4 5AZ: also in DE4 5DE4 5BA: also in DE4 5DE4 5BB: also in DE4 5DE4 5BD: also in DE4 5DE4 5BE: also in DE4 5DE4 5DN: also in DE4 5DE4 5DP: also in DE4 5DE4 5DQ: also in DE4 5DE4 5DR: also in DE4 5DE4 5DZ: also in DE4 5DE4 5EE: also in DE4 5DE4 5EF: also in DE4 5DE4 5EG: also in DE4 5DE4 5EH: also in DE4 5DE4 5EJ: also in DE4 5DE4 5EL: also in DE4 5DE4 5EN: also in DE4 5DE4 5EP: also in DE4 5DE4 5EQ: also in DE4 5DE4 5ER: also in DE4 5DE4 5GT: also in DE4 5DE4 5HD: also in DE4 5DE4 5HE: also in DE4 5DE4 5HF: also in DE4 5DE4 5HG: also in DE4 5DE4 5HH: also in DE4 5DE4 5HL: also in DE4 5DE4 5HN: also in DE4 5DE4 5HP: also in DE4 5DE4 5HS: also in DE4 5DE4 5HT: also in DE4 5DE4 5HU: also in DE4 5DE4 5JL: also in DE4 5DE4 5JN: also in DE4 5DE4 5JP: also in DE4 5DE4 5JZ: also in DE4 5DE4 5NJ: also in DE4 5DE4 5NN: also in DE4 5DE4 5NP: also in DE4 5DE4 5NT: also in DE4 5DE4 5NU: also in DE4 5DE4 5NX: also in DE4 5DE4 5NZ: also in DE4 5DE4 5PB: also in DE4 5DE4 5PG: also in DE4 5DE4 5PY: also in DE4 5DE4 5PZ: also in DE4 5DE4 5QA: also in DE4 5 School 2.1 km2 places, 4.0 kmGP 5.5 kmCrich & South Wingfield DE4 5HJ Map of DE4 5HJ and what is near it Map of DE4 5HJ: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the DE4 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.1 kmCrich Medical Practice 2.6 kmCromford station 2.9 kmGP 5.5 kmCrich & South Wingfield DE4 5HJ
  • DE4 5HJ
  • Other postcodes in DE4 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 53.0947, longitude -1.5180)

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 DE4 5HJ?

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 DE4 5HJ?

44% of the homes and businesses at DE4 5HJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 44% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DE4 5HJ 44% Derbyshire Dales 63%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DE4 5HJ 44% Derbyshire Dales 94%
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 DE4 5HJ?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for DE4 5HJ.

Check the bin days for DE4 5HJ 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 DE4 5HJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Medium risk

The Environment Agency counts 23 homes and businesses at DE4 5HJ. 6 are in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 4 more at a lower risk.

23 homes and businesses at DE4 5HJ Medium: 6Low: 4Not in an area at risk: 13

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 Derbyshire Dales

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DE4 5HJ: 946 properties in Derbyshire Dales are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Derbyshire Dales

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 DE4 5HJ 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 DE4 5HJ?

Homes in DE4 5 sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, down 9.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£355,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£391,450 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £482,500 46 sales
  • Semi-detached £273,500 28 sales
  • Terraced £233,750 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole DE4 district: a typical £290,000 from 422 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 DE4 5HJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DE4 5HJ 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 DE4 5HJ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at DE4 5HJ. 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 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DE4 5HJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around DE4 5HJ. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (48%). 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 DE4 5HJ

Band D in Derbyshire Dales for 2026‑27: £2,445. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,630 (band A) to £4,075 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,901.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (9%)£1,630
Band Babout 250 (32%)£1,901
Band Cabout 150 (19%)£2,173
Band Dabout 150 (19%)£2,445
Band Eabout 140 (18%)£2,988
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,531
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,075
Band Hfewer than 5£4,889

When the homes were built

  1. 48% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Derbyshire Dales 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 DE4 5HJ is in (ONS area E01019634), 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 DE4 5HJ?

The nearest open schools to DE4 5HJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DE4 5HJ, 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 DE4 5HJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE4 5HJ is Whatstandwell Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Whatstandwell Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Cromford Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Homesford Cottage, 31 m away.

More stations near DE4 5HJ, 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 DE4 5HJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE4 5HJ, 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 DE4 5HJ?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DE4 5HJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Alfa Power Charging point · 2 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 DE4 5HJ?

The nearest to the centre of DE4 5HJ, 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 DE4 5HJ?

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 pharmacies are near DE4 5HJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE4 5HJ, 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 DE4 5HJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of DE4 5HJ 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 DE4 5HJ in a conservation area?

The centre of DE4 5HJ 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 DE4 5HJ?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE4 5HJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Public order2 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 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 DE4 5HJ

Ward
Wirksworth
Parish
Wirksworth
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from 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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