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DE56 1AU

Belper East · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Belper East
Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Mid Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE56 1LA 70 m
DE56 1JW 99 m
DE56 1JP 103 m
DE56 1GS 136 m
DE56 1GX 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 1AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 1
Latitude
53.026324
Longitude
-1.469179
British National Grid easting
435,700
British National Grid northing
347,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Electoral ward
Belper East · E05014692
Parish or community
E04002667
Westminster constituency
Mid Derbyshire · E14001362
Output area
E00098157
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 009A · E01019408
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 009 · E02004037

Postcode source versions

Explore DE56

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    382 m

  2. Pottery Primary School

    Community school

    564 m

  3. Belper School and Sixth Form Centre

    Foundation school

    801 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,035
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 484
  • Anti social behaviour 111
  • Public order 108
  • Shoplifting 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE56 1 residents
13,242

Age bands in DE56 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

1,941 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,277 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

3,094 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

4,019 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

3,124 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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITEMOOR LANE, BELPER, DE56 0JB

    ODS code C81038

    1.1 km

  • RIVERSDALE SURGERY

    57 - 59 BRIDGE STREET, BELPER, DE56 1AY

    ODS code C81069

    1.1 km

  • ARTHUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAIN STREET, HORSLEY WOODHOUSE, ILKESTON, DE7 6AX

    ODS code C81017

    4.2 km

  • APPLETREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81048

    4.7 km

  • IVY GROVE SURGERY

    CHURCH FARM MEDICAL CENTRE, STEEPLE DRIVE, RIPLEY, DE5 3TH

    ODS code C81004

    4.8 km

  • RIPLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DERBY ROAD, RIPLEY, DE5 3HR

    ODS code C81059

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Spencer Avenue

    BCT · Belper

    0.0 miles

  • Bradley Drive

    BCT · Belper

    0.1 miles

  • Short Street

    BCT · Belper

    0.1 miles

  • Rothwell Lane

    BCT · Belper

    0.1 miles

  • Short Street

    BCT · Belper

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 009A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,200 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 382 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,035 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 484 events.

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