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DE55 4HW

Somercotes · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Alfreton
Ward
Somercotes
Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 4JE 41 m
DE55 4HU 55 m
DE55 4HT 84 m
DE55 4HX 94 m
DE55 4HN 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 4HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 4
Latitude
53.078432
Longitude
-1.367433
British National Grid easting
442,473
British National Grid northing
353,652

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Electoral ward
Somercotes · E05014706
Parish or community
E04002692
Westminster constituency
Amber Valley · E14001066
Output area
E00098457
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 004B · E01019470
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 004 · E02004032

Postcode source versions

Explore DE55

Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, New Street, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4HW 17 April 2024 £149,950
10, New Street, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4HW 29 November 2013 £59,950
8, New Street, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4HW 4 August 2005 £42,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
30
Secondary
5

  1. Somerlea Park Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    102 m

  2. Somercotes Infant and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    305 m

  3. Riddings Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    862 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,282
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 567
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Public order 106
  • Shoplifting 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.3
DE55 4 residents
8,135

Age bands in DE55 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

1,558 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

947 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

2,203 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,300 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

1,470 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE55 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81005

    555 m

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    557 m

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    2.6 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    2.7 km

  • JACKSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 MAIN ROAD, JACKSDALE, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 5JW

    ODS code C84654

    3.0 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81050

    3.4 km

  • RIPLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DERBY ROAD, RIPLEY, DE5 3HR

    ODS code C81059

    4.3 km

  • SELSTON SURGERY

    139 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SELSTON, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 6BT

    ODS code C84142

    4.6 km

  • IVY GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81004

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bank Street

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.0 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.1 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.1 miles

  • Ralph Drive

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.1 miles

  • Birchwood Crescent

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 004B, 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

12,954 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £149,950 from 1 recorded sale in DE55 4HW. 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Somerlea Park Junior School is the nearest published school at 102 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,282 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 567 events.

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