DE55 7SX

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 7LN 51 m
DE55 7NF 135 m
DE55 7PF 164 m
DE55 7NR 224 m
DE55 7LH 394 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE55 7SX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE55
Postcode sector
DE55 7
Latitude
53.099503
Longitude
-1.420636
British National Grid easting
438,890
British National Grid northing
355,966

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
E00098503
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 002D · E01019477
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 002 · E02004030

Postcode source versions

Explore DE55

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Riber Lodge, Amber Meadow, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7SX 31 January 2025 £575,000
Ashover House, Amber Meadow, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7SX 22 November 2024 £495,000
Amber Barn, Amber Meadow, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7SX 7 May 2024 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
19
Secondary
2
  1. South Wingfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Alfreton Park Community Special School

    Community special school

    1.7 km
  3. Kingdom Christian School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
115
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 58
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Public order 10
  • Burglary 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81053

    2.0 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    2.2 km

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    3.7 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81005

    4.3 km

  • CRICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKWELL DRIVE, CRICH, MATLOCK, DE4 5PB

    ODS code C81094

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Chesterfield Road

    BCT · Oakerthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Chesterfield Road

    BCT · Oakerthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Fourlane Ends

    BCT · Oakerthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Fourlane Ends

    BCT · Oakerthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Fourlane Ends

    BCT · Oakerthorpe

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £550,000 from 7 recorded sales in DE55 7SX. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. South Wingfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

115 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 58 events.

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