DE55 6EP

Shirland · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 6BU 71 m
DE55 6NX 82 m
DE55 6BN 85 m
DE55 6NG 105 m
DE55 6NU 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 6EP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 6
Latitude
53.127393
Longitude
-1.410801
British National Grid easting
439,523
British National Grid northing
359,074

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
E00100304
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 013C · E01019818
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 013 · E02004117

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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45 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Fern Lea, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6EP 28 March 2025 £160,000
1, Fern Lea, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6EP 22 February 2021 £160,000
12, Fern Lea, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6EP 20 January 2021 £160,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
20
Secondary
2
  1. Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School

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    821 m
  2. Shirland Primary School

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    906 m
  3. Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 167
  • Public order 37
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Other theft 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

16 female, 21 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.5% 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+
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

4

within 5 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    3.5 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    3.6 km

  • ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CLAY CROSS

    ELDON STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NR

    ODS code C81008

    4.5 km

  • CLAY CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRIDGE STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NG

    ODS code C81056

    4.5 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

  • Strettea Lane

    BCT · Shirland

    0.1 miles
  • Common Lane

    BCT · Shirland

    0.1 miles
  • Common Lane

    BCT · Shirland

    0.1 miles
  • Strettea Lane

    BCT · Shirland

    0.1 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Higham

    0.3 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £160,000 from 1 recorded sale in DE55 6EP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North East Derbyshire is £250,387 in June 2026, up 10.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 821 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 167 events.

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