DE55 6HZ

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 6JJ 83 m
DE55 6JL 83 m
DE55 6JF 102 m
DE55 6PN 110 m
DE55 6JG 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 6HZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 6
Latitude
53.127130
Longitude
-1.392408
British National Grid easting
440,754
British National Grid northing
359,055

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
E00100303
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 013B · E01019817
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 013 · E02004117

Postcode source versions

Explore DE55

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
116, Kingsley Crescent, Stonebroom, Alfreton, DE55 6HZ 28 June 2024 £140,000
86, Kingsley Crescent, Stonebroom, Alfreton, DE55 6HZ 19 July 2023 £167,000
86, Kingsley Crescent, Stonebroom, Alfreton, DE55 6HZ 13 August 2021 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
23
Secondary
2
  1. Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    523 m
  2. Shirland Primary School

    Academy converter

    923 m
  3. Morton Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
276
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 155
  • Public order 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Other theft 20
  • Anti social behaviour 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
106

60 female, 46 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.4
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 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE55 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 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

    4.0 km

  • STAFFA HEALTH

    3 WAVERLEY STREET, TIBSHELF, ALFRETON, DE55 5PS

    ODS code C81029

    4.2 km

  • ROYAL PRIMARY CARE CLAY CROSS

    ELDON STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NR

    ODS code C81008

    4.7 km

  • CLAY CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRIDGE STREET, CLAY CROSS, CHESTERFIELD, S45 9NG

    ODS code C81056

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cleveland Road

    BCT · Stonebroom

    0.0 miles
  • Kingsley Crescent

    BCT · Stonebroom

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsley Crescent

    BCT · Stonebroom

    0.1 miles
  • Cleveland Road

    BCT · Stonebroom

    0.1 miles
  • Brierley Road

    BCT · Stonebroom

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4,834 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £140,000 from 3 recorded sales in DE55 6HZ. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 2 secondary schools. Stonebroom 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

276 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 155 events.

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