DE56 0QU

Duffield & Quarndon · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Belper
Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Mid Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE56 0RT 502 m
DE56 0RS 541 m
DE56 4BG 592 m
DE56 0RX 787 m
DE56 4EP 807 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 0QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 0
Latitude
52.991482
Longitude
-1.475355
British National Grid easting
435,314
British National Grid northing
343,921

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Parish or community
E04002672
Westminster constituency
Mid Derbyshire · E14001362
Output area
E00098258
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 016B · E01019426
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 016 · E02004044

Postcode source versions

Explore DE56

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brackenwood House, Makeney, Belper, DE56 0QU 16 July 2024 £1,795,000
Brackenwood House, Makeney, Belper, DE56 0QU 23 March 2018 £1,025,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. The Ecclesbourne School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Milford Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
173
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 86
  • Other theft 22
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Public order 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.0
DE56 0 residents
12,060

Age bands in DE56 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,821 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

1,100 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.1%

2,653 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

3,750 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

2,676 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE56 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • APPLETREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47A TOWN STREET, DUFFIELD, BELPER, DE56 4GG

    ODS code C81048

    1.1 km

  • RIVERSDALE SURGERY

    57 - 59 BRIDGE STREET, BELPER, DE56 1AY

    ODS code C81069

    3.7 km

  • ARTHUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAIN STREET, HORSLEY WOODHOUSE, ILKESTON, DE7 6AX

    ODS code C81017

    3.7 km

  • PARK LANE SURGERY

    2 PARK LANE, ALLESTREE, DERBY, DE22 2DS

    ODS code C81040

    4.0 km

  • WHITEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITEMOOR LANE, BELPER, DE56 0JB

    ODS code C81038

    4.6 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

  • Duffieldbank House

    BCT · Duffieldbank

    0.3 miles
  • Makeney Hall Hotel

    BCT · Makeney

    0.4 miles
  • Duffield Rail Station

    RLY · Duffield

    0.5 miles
  • Duffield (Ecclesbourne Valley Railway)

    TMU · Duffield

    0.5 miles
  • Duffield Rail Station

    RSE · Duffield

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 016B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,919 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
1
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 £1,795,000 from 1 recorded sale in DE56 0QU. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. William Gilbert Endowed Church of England 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

173 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 86 events.

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