DE5 7AX

Alfreton · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley
Postcode district
DE5
Postcode sector
DE5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 7AX 0 m
DE55 7AW 25 m
DE55 7AY 76 m
DE55 7AQ 83 m
DE55 7TT 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE5 7AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE5
Postcode sector
DE5 7
Latitude
53.092145
Longitude
-1.392587
British National Grid easting
440,775
British National Grid northing
355,163

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Electoral ward
Alfreton · E05014690
Parish or community
E04002665
Westminster constituency
Amber Valley · E14001066
Output area
E00179876
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 001D · E01019404
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 001 · E02004029

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
3
  1. Kingdom Christian School

    Other independent school

    40 m
  2. Alfreton Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    324 m
  3. Alfreton Park Community Special School

    Community special school

    393 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,315
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 533
  • Shoplifting 156
  • Anti social behaviour 129
  • Public order 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 93

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

5

within 5 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    672 m

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    776 m

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    1.7 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREENHILL PRIM CARE CTR, GREENHILL LANE, LEABROOKS, ALFRETON, DE55 1LU

    ODS code C81005

    2.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    THE HUB, SHINERS WAY, OFF LEES LANE, SOUTH NORMANTON, ALFRETON, DE55 2FY

    ODS code C81050

    3.6 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

  • Watchorn Church

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.0 miles
  • Watchorn Church

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.0 miles
  • Derby Road

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.0 miles
  • Derby Road

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.1 miles
  • Watchorn

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 001D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,338 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Kingdom Christian School is the nearest published school at 40 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,315 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 533 events.

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