Allestree is a large residential ward to the north of Derby, mixing a village core with interwar and post‑war housing estates. It has a small local shopping parade along Duffield Road, primary schools and straightforward commuter links into the city and neighbouring towns, which makes it popular with families and people working in Derby’s engineering and service sectors.
The ward is notable for generous green space - most famously Allestree Park with its lakes, woodland and the former country house Allestree Hall - and waterways such as Markeaton Brook. Those parklands, local sports clubs and active community groups give the area a village feel, while proximity to open countryside and estates like Kedleston Hall offers easy access to the wider Derbyshire landscape.
Postcode districts covering Allestree
Most populated places nearby
- Nottingham 13.3 miles
- Derby 2.6 miles
- Mansfield 18.5 miles
- Burton upon Trent 11.7 miles
- Chesterfield 20.9 miles
- Tamworth 24 miles
- Loughborough 16.7 miles
- West Bridgford 15.1 miles
- Long Eaton 9.2 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 15.1 miles
- Swadlincote 12.3 miles
- Ilkeston 7.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Darley Ward 0.9 miles
- Quarndon Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Duffield & Quarndon Ward 1.7 miles
- Breadsall Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Mackworth & New Zealand Ward 1.7 miles
- Chaddesden North Ward 1.7 miles
- Little Eaton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Chaddesden West Ward 2.1 miles
- Mackworth Parish 2.3 miles
- Kedleston Parish 2.3 miles
- Abbey Ward 2.4 miles
- Arboretum Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Allestree
DE22 2QJ, DE22 1GA, DE22 2EX, DE22 2SW, DE22 2HL, DE22 2SP, DE22 2BE, DE22 2PN, DE22 2RS … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 10.5 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 35.8 miles
- Derby Midland Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Duffield Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Allestree Ad
- Cathedral Quarter Hotel - Derby 4 1.7 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Derby 4 1.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Derby Pride Park 3 2.6 miles
- Kings Highway, Derby by Marston's Inns 3 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Derby Riverlights 4 1.9 miles
- Travelodge Derby Cricket Ground 3 1.8 miles
- The Kedleston Country House 4 1.4 miles
- Morley Hayes Hotel 4 4 miles
- The Georgian House Hotel 1.5 miles
- Delta Hotels Breadsall Priory Country Club 4 2.8 miles
Schools in Allestree
- Allestree Woodlands School Secondary
- Lawn Primary School Primary
- Portway Infant School Primary
- Portway Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pride Park Stadium 2.9 miles
- Rough Wood Forest 8.3 miles
- Job's Wood Forest 8.3 miles
- East Wood Forest 8.4 miles
- Greaves's Wood Forest 8.7 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 9.6 miles
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles
- The Impact arena Stadium 11.1 miles
- Clifton Hall Country house 12.5 miles
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 14.3 miles
- Meadow Lane Stadium 14.7 miles
- City Ground Stadium 14.9 miles