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DE55 6EF

Shirland · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Alfreton
Ward
Shirland
Local authority
North East Derbyshire
Constituency
Bolsover
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 6EG 159 m
DE55 6EH 327 m
DE55 6GP 380 m
DE55 6GQ 438 m
DE55 6GN 442 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 6EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 6
Latitude
53.129703
Longitude
-1.418093
British National Grid easting
439,033
British National Grid northing
359,327

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North East Derbyshire · E07000038
Electoral ward
Shirland · E05012059
Parish or community
E04002877
Westminster constituency
Bolsover · E14001109
Output area
E00100291
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 013C · E01019818
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 013 · E02004117

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22 - 23, Main Road, Higham, Alfreton, DE55 6EF 24 August 2020 £385,000
Holly Tree Farm, Main Road, Higham, Alfreton, DE55 6EF 17 August 2020 £385,000
22 - 23, Main Road, Higham, Alfreton, DE55 6EF 23 March 2016 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
19
Secondary
2

  1. Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School

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    523 m

  2. Shirland Primary School

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    1.4 km

  3. Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
219
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 114
  • Public order 22
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other theft 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

12 female, 9 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.9
DE55 6 residents
7,986

Age bands in DE55 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,364 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

691 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,830 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,297 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

1,899 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE55 6 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
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

4

within 5 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    3.9 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    4.0 km

  • ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CLAY CROSS

    ELDON STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NR

    ODS code C81008

    4.2 km

  • CLAY CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRIDGE STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NG

    ODS code C81056

    4.3 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

  • The Greyhound

    BCT · Higham

    0.0 miles

  • The Greyhound

    BCT · Higham

    0.0 miles

  • Memorial

    BCT · Higham

    0.1 miles

  • Memorial

    BCT · Higham

    0.2 miles

  • Crown Inn

    BCT · Higham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North East Derbyshire 013C, 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

5,859 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 523 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

219 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 114 events.

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