DE55 6NY

Shirland · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 6AR 265 m
DE55 6AQ 299 m
DE55 6AS 343 m
DE55 6AN 486 m
DE55 6DF 602 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 6NY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 6
Latitude
53.124130
Longitude
-1.448264
British National Grid easting
437,019
British National Grid northing
358,691

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
E04002863
Westminster constituency
Bolsover · E14001109
Output area
E00100288
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 013D · E01019819
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 013 · E02004117

Postcode source versions

Explore DE55

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
12
Secondary
0
  1. Wessington Primary School

    Community school

    958 m
  2. Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  3. Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Public order 4
  • Drugs 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

4

within 5 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    4.8 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    4.9 km

  • MATLOCK AND ASHOVER PRACTICE

    MILKEN LANE, FAR HILL, ASHOVER, CHESTERFIELD, S45 0BA

    ODS code C81611

    5.0 km

  • CRICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKWELL DRIVE, CRICH, MATLOCK, DE4 5PB

    ODS code C81094

    5.0 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

  • Millers Lane Crossroads

    BCT · Brackenfield

    0.1 miles
  • Millers Lane Crossroads

    BCT · Brackenfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Brackenfield

    0.2 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Brackenfield

    0.2 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Brackenfield

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,819 of 33,755

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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wessington Primary School is the nearest published school at 958 m.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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