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DE56 2FW

Crich & South Wingfield · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Belper
Ward
Crich & South Wingfield
Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE56 2FX 100 m
DE56 2FR 101 m
DE56 2FQ 103 m
DE56 2FT 114 m
DE56 2FY 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 2FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2
Latitude
53.072317
Longitude
-1.468180
British National Grid easting
435,729
British National Grid northing
352,917

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Electoral ward
Crich & South Wingfield · E05014696
Parish or community
E04002669
Westminster constituency
Amber Valley · E14001066
Output area
E00098500
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 002D · E01019477
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 002 · E02004030

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Homestead, The Green, Fritchley, Belper, DE56 2FW 13 November 2019 £203,000
Rose Cottage, The Green, Fritchley, Belper, DE56 2FW 10 October 1997 £105,000
The Cottages, 3, The Green, Fritchley, Belper, DE56 2FW 12 September 1996 £85,600

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
13
Secondary
1

  1. Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    97 m

  2. Crich Junior School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  3. Crich Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
124
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 63
  • Public order 16
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Other theft 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.0
DE56 2 residents
8,637

Age bands in DE56 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.3%

1,081 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

748 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

1,553 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.1%

2,823 residents

Age 65 and over
29.4%

2,582 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE56 2 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+
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%
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

2

within 5 km

  • CRICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKWELL DRIVE, CRICH, MATLOCK, DE4 5PB

    ODS code C81094

    1.7 km

  • WHITEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITEMOOR LANE, BELPER, DE56 0JB

    ODS code C81038

    4.7 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

  • Green

    BCT · Fritchley

    0.0 miles

  • Allen Lane

    BCT · Fritchley

    0.2 miles

  • Allen Lane

    BCT · Fritchley

    0.2 miles

  • Fritchley Lane

    BCT · Fritchley

    0.2 miles

  • Fritchley Lane

    BCT · Fritchley

    0.2 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.

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
2
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

16 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 97 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

124 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 63 events.

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