DE55 7SS

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 7QZ 91 m
DE55 7QQ 137 m
DE55 7QA 138 m
DE55 7JG 144 m
DE55 7QH 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 7SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 7
Latitude
53.094378
Longitude
-1.369111
British National Grid easting
442,345
British National Grid northing
355,425

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
E00098125
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 001C · E01019402
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 001 · E02004029

Postcode source versions

Explore DE55

45 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Henley Close, Alfreton, DE55 7SS 17 July 2024 £324,950
16, Henley Close, Alfreton, DE55 7SS 11 July 2024 £266,950
14, Henley Close, Alfreton, DE55 7SS 4 July 2024 £262,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
28
Secondary
4
  1. Leys Junior School

    Community school

    286 m
  2. David Nieper Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  3. Woodbridge Junior School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,626
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 674
  • Shoplifting 162
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Public order 148
  • Criminal damage and arson 134

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

6

within 5 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    1.3 km

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    1.4 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    1.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81050

    2.1 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81005

    2.2 km

  • JACKSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 MAIN ROAD, JACKSDALE, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 5JW

    ODS code C84654

    4.5 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

  • Chatham Avenue

    BCT · Outseats Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Birchwood Road

    BCT · Outseats Estate

    0.2 miles
  • Ley Avenue

    BCT · Outseats Estate

    0.2 miles
  • Abbott Road

    BCT · Outseats Estate

    0.2 miles
  • Ley Avenue

    BCT · Outseats Estate

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 001C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,884 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £194,950 from 43 recorded sales in DE55 7SS. 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 4 secondary schools. Leys Junior School is the nearest published school at 286 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,626 published events cover 12 months, averaging 135.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 674 events.

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