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DE55 7AA

Alfreton · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Alfreton
Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 7EY 86 m
DE55 7JJ 94 m
DE55 7ES 101 m
DE55 7JL 147 m
DE55 7JN 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 7AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 7
Latitude
53.099081
Longitude
-1.379690
British National Grid easting
441,632
British National Grid northing
355,942

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Electoral ward
Alfreton · E05014690
Parish or community
E04002665
Westminster constituency
Amber Valley · E14001066
Output area
E00098121
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 001A · E01019400
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 001 · E02004029

Postcode source versions

Explore DE55

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. Copthorne Community Infant School

    Community school

    436 m

  2. Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    437 m

  3. Leys Junior School

    Community school

    601 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,217
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 495
  • Public order 122
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Shoplifting 111
  • Criminal damage and arson 95

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE55 7 residents
10,348

Age bands in DE55 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,647 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

974 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,632 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

2,871 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

2,209 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
97.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.1%
Gigabit-capable
97.1%
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

5

within 5 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    552 m

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    795 m

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    1.9 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81050

    2.5 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81005

    2.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Oak Drive

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.1 miles

  • Oak Drive

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.1 miles

  • Meadow Lane

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.1 miles

  • Beech Avenue

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.1 miles

  • Parkin Street

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 001A, 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

6,309 of 33,755

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

37 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Copthorne Community Infant School is the nearest published school at 436 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,217 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 495 events.

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