# DE6 1GQ: area report for a postcode in Derbyshire Dales

DE6 1GQ is a postcode in Derbyshire Dales.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Derbyshire Dales. Open the map at DE6 1GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) › [DE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de6) › [DE6 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de6-1)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 44% on July. Derbyshire Dales 008A: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ
- **No property in DE6 1GQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Derbyshire Dales 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ
- **£341,776 average price**: For the whole of Derbyshire Dales, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DE6 1GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ
- **Low road and rail noise at DE6 1GQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-elizabeths-grammar-school-e136972) | Secondary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ashbourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashbourne-primary-school-e150723) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [St Oswald's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-cofe-primary-school-e112796) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hilltop Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilltop-primary-academy-e150628) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2022, before the school changed | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £261,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2023 | £155,700 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £685,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £885,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2024 | £309,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| December 2025 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2024 | £225,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HENMORE HEALTH - ASHBOURNE SURGERY (860 m); ASHBOURNE MEDICAL PRACTICE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (340 m); ASHBOURNE PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: OSWALD HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (470 m); WHITEPEAK DENTAL LTD (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Ashbourne (420 m, Central England Co-operative); Sainsburys Ashbourne (650 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £341,776** (August 2026). Derbyshire Dales’ average house price was £341,776 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,071** (2025). Full-time workers living in Derbyshire Dales earned a median of £43,071 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 87th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in Derbyshire Dales costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 135th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.8** (2025). Derbyshire Dales has a deprivation score of 13.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 74th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Derbyshire Dales 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.4** (2025). Derbyshire Dales 008A has a deprivation score of 8.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £437,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Derbyshire Dales 008A was £437,000 in 2025. Joint 6,940th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,924** (2021). Derbyshire Dales 008A had 1,924 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,711th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 71.3%** (January 2026). In Derbyshire Dales 008A, 71.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DE6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £351,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE6 was £351,000 in 2025. Joint 786th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,590** (2021). DE6 had 26,590 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,098th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 48%** (2022). About 48% of people in DE6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 64.5%** (January 2026). In DE6, 64.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales)
- Centre: 53.0205, -1.7326

Council: [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derbyshire-dales): John Whitby (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.7326,53.0205,DE61GQ

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