Spondon is an urban ward on the eastern edge of Derby, sitting close to the River Derwent and only a few miles from the city centre. It retains a recognisable village core with a conservation area of older stone and brick buildings, while beyond that there are Victorian terraces and 20th‑century housing estates that give the area a mixed residential character.
The area has a notable industrial legacy - a riverside chemical works and later light-industrial estates have shaped local employment - but it also has a strong community feel, with local shops, pubs, schools and the historic parish church of St Werburgh's Church. Good rail links via Spondon railway station and easy road connections make it a popular commuter neighbourhood with an active roster of community groups and events.
Postcode districts covering Spondon
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Nottingham 10.6 miles17 km
- Derby 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Mansfield 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Burton upon Trent 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Chesterfield 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Tamworth 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Loughborough 12.8 miles20.7 km
- West Bridgford 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Long Eaton 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Swadlincote 11.6 miles18.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Chaddesden East Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Borrowash Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Alvaston North Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Ockbrook & Borrowash Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Chaddesden West Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Oakwood Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Elvaston Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Alvaston South Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Chaddesden North Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Hopwell Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Derby Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Spondon
DE21 7QZ, DE21 7NP, DE21 7AA, DE21 7JQ, DE21 7BD, DE21 7RE, DE21 7LZ, DE21 7GZ, DE21 7EU … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Birmingham International Airport 34.9 miles56.2 km
- Spondon Railway Station 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Derby Midland Railway Station 2.3 miles3.6 km
Hotels near Spondon Ad
- B&B Hotel Derby 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Derby Pride Park 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Morley Hayes Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Holiday Inn Derby Riverlights 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Dbs Serviced Apartments - the Delven 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Breadsall Priory Country Club 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Aston Court Derby City Centre by Belvilla 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Leonardo Hotel Derby 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Novotel Nottingham Derby 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Bondgate Hotel East Midlands Airport 5.8 miles9.3 km
Schools in Spondon
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Borrow Wood Primary School Primary
- Springfield Primary School Primary
- St Werburgh's C of E Primary School Primary
- West Park School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Pride Park Stadium 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Donington Park Recreation 6.2 miles10 km
- Clifton Hall Country house 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 11.2 miles17.9 km
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 11.2 miles18 km
- Meadow Lane Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 11.6 miles18.7 km
- City Ground Stadium 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Rough Wood Forest 12.3 miles19.8 km
- East Wood Forest 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Job's Wood Forest 12.3 miles19.9 km