DE55 7RD

Crich & South Wingfield · 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 7ND 58 m
DE55 7NX 74 m
DE55 7NE 104 m
DE55 7SW 118 m
DE55 7NS 193 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 7RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 7
Latitude
53.103367
Longitude
-1.433489
British National Grid easting
438,026
British National Grid northing
356,389

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Parish or community
E04002693
Westminster constituency
Amber Valley · E14001066
Output area
E00098507
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 002D · E01019477
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 002 · E02004030

Postcode source versions

Explore DE55

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Birches Brook, South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7RD 9 January 2026 £215,000
5, Birches Brook, South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7RD 31 March 2025 £257,500
3, Birches Brook, South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7RD 31 March 2025 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
17
Secondary
2
  1. South Wingfield Primary School

    Community school

    887 m
  2. Wessington Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  3. Alfreton Park Community Special School

    Community special school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
103
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 55
  • Public order 10
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Drugs 6

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+
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

4

within 5 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    2.9 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    3.1 km

  • CRICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKWELL DRIVE, CRICH, MATLOCK, DE4 5PB

    ODS code C81094

    3.9 km

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

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

Nearby transport

  • Birches Avenue

    BCT · South Wingfield

    0.1 miles
  • Birches Avenue

    BCT · South Wingfield

    0.1 miles
  • Birches Lane

    BCT · South Wingfield

    0.2 miles
  • Birches Lane

    BCT · South Wingfield

    0.2 miles
  • Wessington Lane

    BCT · South Wingfield

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 002D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,899 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £301,995 from 23 recorded sales in DE55 7RD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Amber Valley is £237,857 in June 2026, up 7.9% year on year.

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. South Wingfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 887 m.

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

Recorded crime

103 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 55 events.

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