DE55 7GR

Alfreton · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Alfreton
Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE55 7GL 55 m
DE55 7GW 71 m
DE55 7GX 81 m
DE55 7GT 111 m
DE55 7GS 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 7GR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 7
Latitude
53.095967
Longitude
-1.378839
British National Grid easting
441,692
British National Grid northing
355,596

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
E00098112
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 003A · E01019403
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 003 · E02004031

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
77, Nottingham Road, Alfreton, DE55 7GR 25 October 2019 £61,250
75, Nottingham Road, Alfreton, DE55 7GR 17 October 2019 £99,950
85, Nottingham Road, Alfreton, DE55 7GR 27 June 2018 £70,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
26
Secondary
3
  1. David Nieper Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    399 m
  2. Leys Junior School

    Community school

    400 m
  3. Woodbridge Junior School

    Community school

    527 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,338
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 524
  • Shoplifting 155
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Public order 129
  • Criminal damage and arson 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

8 female, 13 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE55 7 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+
95%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
95%
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

5

within 5 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    669 m

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    879 m

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    1.6 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81005

    2.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81050

    2.6 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

  • Prospect Street

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.1 miles
  • Prospect Street

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.1 miles
  • Ellesmere Avenue

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.1 miles
  • Ellesmere Avenue

    BCT · Alfreton

    0.1 miles
  • Bentley Close

    BCT · Peasehill Estate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 003A, 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

3,903 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 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.

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
2
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

35 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. David Nieper Academy is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,338 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 524 events.

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