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DE55 1DS

Swanwick · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Alfreton
Ward
Swanwick
Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 1DJ 51 m
DE55 1DT 124 m
DE55 1ES 131 m
DE55 1DF 141 m
DE55 1RX 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 1DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 1
Latitude
53.079728
Longitude
-1.391911
British National Grid easting
440,832
British National Grid northing
353,782

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Electoral ward
Swanwick · E05014707
Parish or community
E04002694
Westminster constituency
Amber Valley · E14001066
Output area
E00098496
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 004C · E01019473
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 004 · E02004032

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Braybrook Close, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1DS 21 May 2024 £307,000
2, Braybrook Close, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1DS 9 June 2023 £277,500
2, Braybrook Close, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1DS 1 March 2021 £245,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
26
Secondary
4

  1. Swanwick School and Sports College

    Community special school

    694 m

  2. Swanwick Hall School

    Academy converter

    792 m

  3. Swanwick Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
924
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 401
  • Anti social behaviour 102
  • Public order 84
  • Shoplifting 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

13 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.5
DE55 1 residents
7,560

Age bands in DE55 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

962 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

636 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,481 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

2,157 residents

Age 65 and over
26.5%

1,890 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE55 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    1.3 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81005

    1.4 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    2.0 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    2.1 km

  • RIPLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DERBY ROAD, RIPLEY, DE5 3HR

    ODS code C81059

    3.7 km

  • IVY GROVE SURGERY

    CHURCH FARM MEDICAL CENTRE, STEEPLE DRIVE, RIPLEY, DE5 3TH

    ODS code C81004

    4.2 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81050

    4.3 km

  • JACKSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 MAIN ROAD, JACKSDALE, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 5JW

    ODS code C84654

    4.4 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

  • Larkhill

    BCT · Swanwick

    0.2 miles

  • Larkhill

    BCT · Swanwick

    0.2 miles

  • Bloomfield Road

    BCT · Swanwick

    0.2 miles

  • Bloomfield Road

    BCT · Swanwick

    0.2 miles

  • Sleetmoor Lane

    BCT · Swanwick

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 004C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,593 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £292,250 from 2 recorded sales in DE55 1DS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Amber Valley is £237,857 in June 2026, up 7.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Swanwick School and Sports College is the nearest published school at 694 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

924 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 401 events.

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