DE5 6BQ

Shirland · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North East Derbyshire
Constituency
Bolsover
Postcode district
DE5
Postcode sector
DE5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 6BQ 13 m
DE55 6BP 74 m
DE55 6NG 85 m
DE55 6BN 92 m
DE55 6EP 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE5 6BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE5
Postcode sector
DE5 6
Latitude
53.126338
Longitude
-1.411981
British National Grid easting
439,445
British National Grid northing
358,956

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North East Derbyshire · E07000038
Electoral ward
Shirland · E05012059
Parish or community
E04002877
Westminster constituency
Bolsover · E14001109
Output area
E00100304
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 013C · E01019818
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 013 · E02004117

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
18
Secondary
2
  1. Shirland Primary School

    Academy converter

    878 m
  2. Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    906 m
  3. Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
297
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 153
  • Public order 36
  • Anti social behaviour 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Other theft 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    ALFRETON PRIMARY CARE CTR, CHURCH STREET, ALFRETON, DE55 7AH

    ODS code C81053

    3.4 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    3.5 km

  • ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CLAY CROSS

    ELDON STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NR

    ODS code C81008

    4.6 km

  • CLAY CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRIDGE STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NG

    ODS code C81056

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Strettea Lane

    BCT · Shirland

    0.0 miles
  • Strettea Lane

    BCT · Shirland

    0.0 miles
  • Common Lane

    BCT · Shirland

    0.1 miles
  • Common Lane

    BCT · Shirland

    0.1 miles
  • Crown Inn

    BCT · Higham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North East Derbyshire 013C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,859 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

23 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 2 secondary schools. Shirland Primary School is the nearest published school at 878 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

297 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 153 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.