DE56 2LB

Alport & South West Parishes · 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 2LY 75 m
DE56 2LE 219 m
DE56 2LF 902 m
DE56 4AG 993 m
DE56 2LD 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 2LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2
Latitude
53.020899
Longitude
-1.525700
British National Grid easting
431,913
British National Grid northing
347,170

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Parish or community
E04002673
Westminster constituency
Derbyshire Dales · E14001195
Output area
E00098145
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 007A · E01019405
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 007 · E02004035

Postcode source versions

Explore DE56

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Northlands, The Drive, Shottle Gate, Belper, DE56 2LB 12 October 2018 £425,000
1, Hazel End, The Drive, Shottle Gate, Belper, DE56 2LB 1 December 2017 £125,000
2, Northlands, The Drive, Shottle Gate, Belper, DE56 2LB 21 October 2009 £365,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Turnditch Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Long Row Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km
  3. St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Public order 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
75%
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

  • RIVERSDALE SURGERY

    57 - 59 BRIDGE STREET, BELPER, DE56 1AY

    ODS code C81069

    2.8 km

  • APPLETREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81048

    4.8 km

  • WHITEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITEMOOR LANE, BELPER, DE56 0JB

    ODS code C81038

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Over Lane

    BCT · Shottlegate

    0.0 miles
  • Over Lane

    BCT · Shottlegate

    0.0 miles
  • Hanging Gate

    BCT · Shottlegate

    0.4 miles
  • Hanging Gate

    BCT · Shottlegate

    0.4 miles
  • Overlane Farm

    BCT · Hazelwood

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 007A, 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

21,424 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Turnditch Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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