DE4
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Matlock, in Derbyshire Dales and Amber Valley.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DE4 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in DE4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How DE4 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DE4 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DE4 at a rate of 62.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.8 per 1,000 people across the DE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 250 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DE4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (851), other crime (426) and anti-social behaviour (347).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DE4 was 65.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DE4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DE4 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DE4
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Valley 002A | 1,067 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 61.9% |
| Amber Valley 002B | 1,542 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 33.4% |
| Amber Valley 002C | 1,111 | 30.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 17.6% |
| Derbyshire Dales 005A | 2,598 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 78.5% |
| Derbyshire Dales 005B | 1,399 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.8% |
| Derbyshire Dales 005C | 1,419 | 21.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| Derbyshire Dales 005D | 1,225 | 179.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.2% |
| Derbyshire Dales 005E | 1,176 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.2% |
| Derbyshire Dales 005F | 1,573 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
| Derbyshire Dales 006A | 1,392 | 57.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 79.4% |
| Derbyshire Dales 006B | 1,447 | 92.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.6% |
| Derbyshire Dales 006C | 1,376 | 199.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 64.6% |
| Derbyshire Dales 006D | 1,601 | 167.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 81.3% |
| Derbyshire Dales 006E | 1,386 | 62.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.7% |
| Derbyshire Dales 006F | 1,600 | 27.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 49.7% |
| Derbyshire Dales 007A | 1,547 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.5% |
| Derbyshire Dales 007B | 1,542 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.8% |
| Derbyshire Dales 007C | 1,130 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| Derbyshire Dales 007D | 1,576 | 68.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.2% |
| Derbyshire Dales 008B | 1,770 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 68.9% |
| Derbyshire Dales 011D | 1,482 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 72.8% |
| Derbyshire Dales 011E | 1,818 | 41.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 53.5% |
| Derbyshire Dales 011G | 1,700 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 56.5% |
MPs for DE4
- John WhitbyLabourMP for Derbyshire Dales100% of DE4’s postcodes
- Louise Sandher-JonesLabourMP for North East Derbyshire0.5% of DE4’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DE45
Postcode sectors in DE45
Councils DE4 covers2
Towns in DE41
Postcode districts next to DE47
Nearest rail stations3
More in the DE postcode area2
DE4 in brief
DE4 is a postcode district covering Matlock, in Derbyshire Dales and Amber Valley.
About 33,866 people lived in DE4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £298,000 in 2025 across 606 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 62.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DE4 was £298,000 in 2025.
DE4 had 33,916 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in DE4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DE4, 74.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.