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DE55 4LB

Somercotes · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 4LE 88 m
DE55 4LA 90 m
DE55 4LD 106 m
DE55 4JZ 143 m
DE55 4LG 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 4LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 4
Latitude
53.074116
Longitude
-1.363988
British National Grid easting
442,708
British National Grid northing
353,174

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
E00098463
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 003C · E01019468
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 003 · E02004031

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Ward Drive, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4LB 19 October 2018 £94,500
6, Ward Drive, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4LB 2 June 2014 £85,000
1, Ward Drive, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4LB 7 November 2005 £61,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
29
Secondary
5

  1. Riddings Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    433 m

  2. Riddings Junior School

    Academy converter

    464 m

  3. Somerlea Park Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    579 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,276
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 568
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Public order 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 105
  • Shoplifting 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

22 female, 17 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.9
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE55 4 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+
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%
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

9

within 5 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81005

    553 m

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    1.1 km

  • JACKSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 MAIN ROAD, JACKSDALE, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 5JW

    ODS code C84654

    2.5 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    3.2 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    3.2 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81050

    3.8 km

  • RIPLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DERBY ROAD, RIPLEY, DE5 3HR

    ODS code C81059

    4.1 km

  • SELSTON SURGERY

    139 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SELSTON, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 6BT

    ODS code C84142

    4.3 km

  • IVY GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81004

    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

  • Riddings Park

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.0 miles

  • Park Side

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.1 miles

  • Spencer Drive

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.1 miles

  • Springfield Crescent

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.1 miles

  • Windmill Rise

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 003C, 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

6,633 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

41 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Riddings Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 433 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,276 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 568 events.

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