The DE postcode area, also known as the Derby postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 23 postcode districts in central

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

, within 11

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

s. These cover south and central

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the no ...

(including

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gain ...

, Alfreton, Ashbourne, Bakewell,

Belper Belper is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Non-metropolitan district, local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about north of Derby on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent. As w ...

Heanor Heanor (/ˈhiːnə/) is a town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. It lies north-east of Derby and forms, with the adjacent village of Loscoe, the civil parish and town council-administered area of Hea ...

Ilkeston Ilkeston is a town in the Borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England, on the River Erewash, from which the borough takes its name, with a population at the 2011 census of 38,640. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/texti ...

, Matlock,

Ripley Ripley may refer to: People and characters * Ripley (name) * ''Ripley'', the test mannequin aboard the first International Space Station space station Dragon 2 space test flight Crew Dragon Demo-1 * Ellen Ripley, a fictional character from the Ali ...

and

Swadlincote Swadlincote is a former mining town in the district of South Derbyshire, England, lying within The National Forest area. It borders the counties of Leicestershire and Staffordshire, south-east of Burton upon Trent and north-west of Ashby-d ...

), parts of east Staffordshire (including

Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2011, it had a population of 72,299. The d ...

) and north-west Leicestershire, and very small parts of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! DE1 , DERBY ,

''city centre'' ,

, - ! DE3 , DERBY ,

''( Mickleover)'' , Derby,

South Derbyshire South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The population of the local authority at the 2011 Census was 94,611. It contains a third of the National Forest, and the council offices are in Swadlincote. The district ...

, - ! DE4 , MATLOCK , Sector 2: Darley Dale,

Beeley Beeley is a village and civil parish in northern Derbyshire, England. Located near Bakewell in the Derbyshire Dales, it is situated on the B6012 road, between Rowsley and Edensor. The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 195. ...

, Rowsley, Winster, Darley Bridge,

Elton Elton may refer to: Places England * Elton, Cambridgeshire (formerly Huntingdonshire), a village ** Elton Hall, a baronial hall * Elton, Cheshire, a village and civil parish * Elton, County Durham, a village and civil parish * Elton, Derbyshire ...

, Bonsall
Sector 3: Matlock, Matlock Bath, Cromford
Sector 4: Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Wirksworth, Bolehill
Sector 5:

Crich Crich is a village in the English county of Derbyshire. The population at the 2001 Census was 2,821, increasing to 2,898 at the 2011 Census (including Fritchley and Whatstandwell). It has the National Tramway Museum inside the Crich Tramway V ...

Holloway A hollow way is a sunken lane. Holloway may refer to: People *Holloway (surname) *Holloway Halstead Frost (1889–1935), American World War I Navy officer Place names ;United Kingdom *Holloway, London, inner-city district in the London Borough of ...

, Lea, Tansley , Derbyshire Dales,

Amber Valley Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. It covers a semi-rural zone with four main towns whose economy was based on coal mining and remains to some ext ...

, - ! DE5 , RIPLEY ,

, Codnor, Denby,

Waingroves Waingroves is a large village in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, approximately two miles away from the town of Ripley. It is in the civil parish of Codnor. In woodland to the south of the village, there are remains of a collier ...

, Butterley,

Pentrich Pentrich is a small village and civil parish between Belper and Alfreton in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 191. Pentrich rising The village gave its name to the Pentrich r ...

, Amber Valley , - ! DE6 , ASHBOURNE , Ashbourne, Hulland Ward, Weston Underwood , Derbyshire Dales, Amber Valley, South Derbyshire, Derby, East Staffordshire , - ! DE7 , ILKESTON , Horsley Woodhouse,

, Morley,

West Hallam West Hallam is a large village and civil parish close to Ilkeston in the county of Derbyshire in the East Midlands region of England. West Hallam has had its own parish council since 1894 and, since 1974, has been part of the Erewash borough. Th ...

, Erewash, Amber Valley, Broxtowe , - ! DE11 , SWADLINCOTE ,

, Church Gresley, Woodville, Newhall, Hartshorne, Castle Gresley, Blackfordby, Albert Village , South Derbyshire, North West Leicestershire , - ! DE12 , SWADLINCOTE , Appleby Magna, Donisthorpe, Linton, Measham, Overseal, Rosliston, Walton-on-Trent , North West Leicestershire, South Derbyshire , - ! DE13 , BURTON-ON-TRENT , Alrewas, Barton-under-Needwood, Rolleston on Dove,

Tutbury Tutbury is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is north of Burton upon Trent and south of the Peak District. The village has a population of about 3,076 residents. It adjoins Hatton to the north on the Staffordshire–De ...

, East Staffordshire,

Lichfield Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west ...

, - ! DE14 , BURTON-ON-TRENT , Branston,

, Newton Solney, Winshill , East Staffordshire, South Derbyshire , - ! DE15 , BURTON-ON-TRENT , Bretby,

Stapenhill Stapenhill is a suburban village and civil parish in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in the UK. It was a small village owned by Nigel of Stafford as far back as 1086, however, this ancient parish area has long since been surrounded by new hous ...

, East Staffordshire, South Derbyshire , - ! DE21 , DERBY ,

''( Chaddesden, Oakwood, Spondon)''; Breadsall, Horsley, Little Eaton , Derby, Erewash, Amber Valley , - ! DE22 , DERBY ,

''(

Allestree Allestree is a suburb and ward of the city of Derby, a unitary authority area, in Derbyshire, England. It is the northernmost ward and is on the A6 road, about north of Derby city centre. It is bordered by the district of Amber Valley along i ...

, Darley Abbey, Mackworth (estate))''; Kedleston, Mackworth (village), Quarndon , Derby, Amber Valley , - ! DE23 , DERBY ,

''( Heatherton Village, Littleover, Normanton, Pear Tree, Sunny Hill)'' , Derby, South Derbyshire , - ! DE24 , DERBY ,

''( Allenton, Alvaston,

Boulton Boulton may refer to: * Boulton (surname) * Boulton, Derby, England See also * Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, aircraft manufacturer * Boulton and Watt, partnership between Matthew Boulton and James Watt * Bolton (disambiguation) Bolton is a town in Gr ...

, Osmaston,

Shelton Lock Shelton Lock is a small suburb in the south of the city of Derby, England, United Kingdom, located between Chellaston and Allenton. The area gets its name from the lock on the Derby Canal that once ran through the area. The only traces ...

, Sinfin, Wilmorton)''; Stenson Fields , Derby, South Derbyshire , - ! DE45 , BAKEWELL , Ashford-in-the-Water, Bakewell, Baslow, Chatsworth, Edensor, Hassop, Monyash, Youlgreave , Derbyshire Dales , - ! DE55 , ALFRETON , Sector 1: Swanwick
Sectors 2 and 3: Alfreton, South Normanton
Sector 4: Riddings, Greenhill Lane, Leabrooks, Somercotes
Sector 5:

Tibshelf Tibshelf is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover District in Derbyshire, England. Located between the towns of Clay Cross, Shirebrook, Mansfield and Chesterfield. It had a population at the 2001 UK census of 3,548, increasing to 3,787 at the ...

, Newton, Blackwell,

Hilcote Hilcote is a small village in the south of the Bolsover district in Derbyshire, England, located close to the A38 junction with the M1 (Junction 28). The village is surrounded by the villages of South Normanton, Blackwell, Old Blackwell and Hut ...

Sector 6: Wessington, Higham,

Stonebroom Stonebroom is a village in the district of North East Derbyshire in Derbyshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Shirland and Higham. Stonebroom lies to the east of the A61 between Alfreton and Clay Cross. It has a primary, nursery, pre-sc ...

, Morton, Shirland
Sector 7: Alfreton, South Wingfield , Amber Valley, Bolsover , - ! DE56 , BELPER , Ambergate,

, Duffield, Heage, Holbrook, Kilburn, Milford , Amber Valley , - ! DE65 , DERBY , Burnaston, Egginton, Etwall,

Findern Findern is a village and civil parish in the District of South Derbyshire, approximately 5–6 miles south of Derby ( Grid reference: ). The population of the civil parish was 1,669 at the 2011 Census. The village was mentioned in the Domesd ...

, Hatton,

Hilton Hilton or Hylton may refer to: Companies * Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc., a global hospitality company based in the United States that owns several hotel chains and subsidiary companies containing the Hilton name ** Hilton Hotels & Resorts, fla ...

, Milton, Repton, Willington , South Derbyshire , - ! DE72 , DERBY , Ambaston,

Aston-on-Trent Aston-on-Trent is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The parish had a population of 1,682 at the 2011 Census. It is adjacent to Weston-on-Trent and near Chellaston, very close to the ...

Borrowash Borrowash is a village in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England, situated immediately east of the Derby city boundary. The appropriate civil parish is called Ockbrook and Borrowash. History Borrowash was, for most of its history, the sec ...

, Breaston, Church Wilne, Draycott, Elvaston, Ockbrook, Risley, Shardlow,

Weston-on-Trent Weston-on-Trent is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,239. It is to the north of the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal. Nearby places i ...

, Erewash, South Derbyshire, North West Leicestershire , - ! DE73 , DERBY ,

''( Chellaston)'';

Barrow upon Trent Barrow upon Trent is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England with a business park planned for the outskirts of the village. The village is south of Derby, and between the River Trent (to the south) and ...

, Ingleby,

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...

, Stanton by Bridge, Swarkestone, Ticknall , Derby, South Derbyshire , - ! DE74 , DERBY , Castle Donington, Kegworth, Diseworth, Hemington, Lockington, East Midlands Airport , North West Leicestershire,

Rushcliffe Rushcliffe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 111,129. Its councilRushcliffe Borough Council Heanor Heanor (/ˈhiːnə/) is a town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. It lies north-east of Derby and forms, with the adjacent village of Loscoe, the civil parish and town council-administered area of Hea ...

Loscoe Loscoe is a village near Heanor in Derbyshire, England, lying within the civil parish of Heanor and Loscoe. It had prominent coalmines in the 19th and 20th centuries. Denby Common and Codnor Breach are hamlets on the western edge of the vil ...

, Shipley , Amber Valley , - ! style="background:#FFFaFFF;", DE99 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", DERBY , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic''

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References

External links

Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
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