The UK Postcode Database

DE6 3BL

a postcode in Derbyshire

Introduced in January 1980
DE6 3BL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DE6 3BL

Mercaston Lane - 39 properties, USRN 10900789

Allen Lane - 11 properties, USRN 10900014

New Road - 3 properties, USRN 10900882

Taghole Lane - 2 properties, USRN 601446

Mercaston Lane - 1 property, USRN 600997

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9789 / 52°58'43"N

Longitude: -1.5873 / 1°35'14"W

UTM Reference: 30U 594854 5870854

OS Easting: 427811

OS Northing: 342469

OS Grid: SK278424

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 5BT.7JQ

Mapcode Global: WHCFF.LDC5

Open Location Code: 9C4WXCH7+G3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ex94

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 25181 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DE6 3BL on Friday 3 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:33
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:56
Sunrise 04:46
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:10
Sunset 21:34
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:24
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:48
Hours of daylight today04:16 to 22:04
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:04 to 04:17
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 07:12
Moon Rises 22:24

For a full sun and moon calendar for DE6 3BL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DE6 3BL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
29 June 2021 The Hollys, Mercaston, Ashbourne DE6 3BL Detached Freehold £885,000
10 August 2018 Emes Barn, Mercaston, Ashbourne DE6 3BL Other property type Freehold £1,000,000
7 November 2017 Long Barn, Mercaston, Ashbourne DE6 3BL Detached Freehold £710,000
22 December 2016 Netherfield Farm House, Mercaston, Ashbourne DE6 3BL Other property type Freehold £925,000
30 September 2016 Cobden House, Mercaston, Ashbourne DE6 3BL Other property type Freehold £465,223
27 October 2014 Emes Barn, Mercaston, Ashbourne DE6 3BL Other property type Freehold £600,000
3 December 2003 Mercaston Grange, Mercaston, Ashbourne DE6 3BL Detached Freehold £911,000
13 September 2002 The Hollys, Mercaston, Ashbourne DE6 3BL Detached Freehold £216,251
18 September 1998 Mercaston Grange, Mercaston, Ashbourne DE6 3BL Detached Freehold £365,000
26 July 1995 The Hollys, Mercaston, Ashbourne DE6 3BL Detached Freehold £85,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DE6 3BL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Derbyshire Dales

MP

John Whitby Labour

Derbyshire Dales District Council
District council ward

Brailsford

Councillor

Geoff Bond Conservative

DE6 3BL also falls within the Civil Parish of Mercaston, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DE6 3BL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00099152 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01019603 Derbyshire Dales 010A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004077 Derbyshire Dales 010 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04002787 Mercaston Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05014594 Brailsford Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E07000035 Derbyshire Dales Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000007 Derbyshire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000004 East Midlands Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001195 Derbyshire Dales Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000018 Derbyshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000200 Derby Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33015985 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000045 D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 31 December 2022 BEIS
E38000261 NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB - 15M Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000011 Midlands NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000058 NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000031 East Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E58001860 Ashbourne South ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 1 May 2025 DLUHC
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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