DE55 4QD

Somercotes · 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
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 4NJ 108 m
DE55 4NN 214 m
DE55 4QQ 285 m
DE55 4QH 386 m
DE55 4PL 413 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 4QD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 4
Latitude
53.086943
Longitude
-1.365412
British National Grid easting
442,600
British National Grid northing
354,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Parish or community
E04002692
Westminster constituency
Amber Valley · E14001066
Output area
E00098473
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 003C · E01019468
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 003 · E02004031

Postcode source versions

Explore DE55

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
28
Secondary
4
  1. Somercotes Infant and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    756 m
  2. Somerlea Park Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    983 m
  3. Leys Junior School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,428
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 625
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Shoplifting 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Public order 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    702 m

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81005

    1.5 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    2.0 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    2.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81050

    2.6 km

  • JACKSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 MAIN ROAD, JACKSDALE, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 5JW

    ODS code C84654

    3.7 km

  • SELSTON SURGERY

    139 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SELSTON, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 6BT

    ODS code C84142

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Pennytown Ponds

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.4 miles
  • Pennytown Ponds

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.4 miles
  • Queen Street

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.4 miles
  • Queen Street

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.4 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 4 secondary schools. Somercotes Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 756 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,428 published events cover 12 months, averaging 119 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 625 events.

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