DE56 1BW

Belper North · 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 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE56 1BP 27 m
DE56 1BL 36 m
DE56 1BS 51 m
DE56 1BT 52 m
DE56 1BN 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 1BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 1
Latitude
53.030136
Longitude
-1.479495
British National Grid easting
435,005
British National Grid northing
348,219

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Parish or community
E04002667
Westminster constituency
Mid Derbyshire · E14001362
Output area
E00098188
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 010B · E01019415
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 010 · E02004038

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, The Green, Belper, DE56 1BW 30 September 2011 £123,000
7, The Green, Belper, DE56 1BW 11 April 2003 £92,000
5, The Green, Belper, DE56 1BW 21 August 1998 £46,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    171 m
  2. Long Row Primary School

    Community school

    475 m
  3. St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    611 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
879
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 399
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Public order 90
  • Shoplifting 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

5 female, 2 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE56 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • RIVERSDALE SURGERY

    57 - 59 BRIDGE STREET, BELPER, DE56 1AY

    ODS code C81069

    765 m

  • WHITEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITEMOOR LANE, BELPER, DE56 0JB

    ODS code C81038

    1.6 km

  • ARTHUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAIN STREET, HORSLEY WOODHOUSE, ILKESTON, DE7 6AX

    ODS code C81017

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • St Elizabeths Primary School

    BCT · Belper

    0.1 miles
  • Queen Elizabeth School

    BCT · Belper

    0.2 miles
  • Marsh Lane

    BCT · Belper

    0.2 miles
  • Marsh Lane

    BCT · Belper

    0.2 miles
  • Queen Elizabeth School

    BCT · Belper

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 010B, 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

23,292 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

879 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 399 events.

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