DE56 1LN

Belper South · 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 1LR 73 m
DE56 1LP 114 m
DE56 1QE 118 m
DE56 1RP 128 m
DE56 1LQ 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 1LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 1
Latitude
53.019206
Longitude
-1.471591
British National Grid easting
435,544
British National Grid northing
347,007

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
E00098203
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 011C · E01019418
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 011 · E02004039

Postcode source versions

Explore DE56

36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
47, Park Road, Belper, DE56 1LN 27 August 2025 £230,000
41, Park Road, Belper, DE56 1LN 10 February 2025 £176,000
25, Park Road, Belper, DE56 1LN 8 November 2023 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Herbert Strutt Primary School

    Community school

    390 m
  2. Pottery Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
932
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 430
  • Anti social behaviour 104
  • Public order 90
  • Shoplifting 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
98

52 female, 46 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE56 1 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+
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

4

within 5 km

  • RIVERSDALE SURGERY

    57 - 59 BRIDGE STREET, BELPER, DE56 1AY

    ODS code C81069

    1.1 km

  • WHITEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITEMOOR LANE, BELPER, DE56 0JB

    ODS code C81038

    1.7 km

  • ARTHUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAIN STREET, HORSLEY WOODHOUSE, ILKESTON, DE7 6AX

    ODS code C81017

    3.8 km

  • APPLETREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81048

    3.9 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

  • Maple Drive

    BCT · Parks Estate

    0.0 miles
  • Maple Drive

    BCT · Parks Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Park Road Shops

    BCT · Parks Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Park Road Shops

    BCT · Parks Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Kirks Lane

    BCT · Parks Estate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 011C, 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

23,215 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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 £210,000 from 6 recorded sales in DE56 1LN. 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Herbert Strutt Primary School is the nearest published school at 390 m.

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

Recorded crime

932 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 430 events.

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