DE55 4SG

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 4LR 97 m
DE55 4PS 101 m
DE55 4HQ 119 m
DE55 4LS 168 m
DE55 4NL 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 4SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 4
Latitude
53.085200
Longitude
-1.375888
British National Grid easting
441,900
British National Grid northing
354,400

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
E00098466
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 003E · E01019471
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
40
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Somercotes Infant and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    638 m
  2. Somerlea Park Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    891 m
  3. David Nieper Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,928
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 821
  • Shoplifting 198
  • Anti social behaviour 197
  • Public order 157
  • Criminal damage and arson 149

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

    386 m

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81005

    1.2 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    1.7 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    1.8 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81050

    3.1 km

  • JACKSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 MAIN ROAD, JACKSDALE, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 5JW

    ODS code C84654

    3.9 km

  • RIPLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DERBY ROAD, RIPLEY, DE5 3HR

    ODS code C81059

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Wimsey Way

    BCT · Cotes Park

    0.1 miles
  • Cotes Park Lane

    BCT · Cotes Park

    0.1 miles
  • Cotes Park Lane

    BCT · Cotes Park

    0.1 miles
  • Wimsey Way

    BCT · Cotes Park

    0.1 miles
  • Whites Lane

    BCT · Somercotes

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 003E, 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

4,240 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Somercotes Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 638 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,928 published events cover 12 months, averaging 160.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 821 events.

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