DE56 2HB

Crich & South Wingfield · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Belper
Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE56 2HH 202 m
DE56 2HD 227 m
DE56 2HA 286 m
DE56 2HE 309 m
DE56 2EL 314 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 2HB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2
Latitude
53.064644
Longitude
-1.485466
British National Grid easting
434,577
British National Grid northing
352,055

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Parish or community
E04002669
Westminster constituency
Derbyshire Dales · E14001195
Output area
E00098243
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 002C · E01019424
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 002 · E02004030

Postcode source versions

Explore DE56

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Stoney Croft, Canal Side, Ambergate, Belper, DE56 2HB 30 March 2021 £631,000
Chase Cottage, Canal Side, Ambergate, Belper, DE56 2HB 10 August 2001 £306,000
Stoney Croft, Canal Side, Ambergate, Belper, DE56 2HB 20 July 2001 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Ambergate Primary School

    Community school

    867 m
  2. Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km
  3. Crich Junior School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
85
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Public order 10
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Drugs 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

2 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE56 2 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+
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

3

within 5 km

  • CRICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKWELL DRIVE, CRICH, MATLOCK, DE4 5PB

    ODS code C81094

    2.3 km

  • WHITEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITEMOOR LANE, BELPER, DE56 0JB

    ODS code C81038

    4.3 km

  • RIVERSDALE SURGERY

    57 - 59 BRIDGE STREET, BELPER, DE56 1AY

    ODS code C81069

    4.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chase Road

    BCT · Ambergate

    0.2 miles
  • Chase Road

    BCT · Ambergate

    0.2 miles
  • Oak Hurst

    BCT · Ambergate

    0.3 miles
  • Oak Hurst

    BCT · Ambergate

    0.3 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Ambergate

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 002C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,301 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ambergate Primary School is the nearest published school at 867 m.

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

Recorded crime

85 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 40 events.

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