DE56 2LJ

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
Mid Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE56 2LH 174 m
DE56 2HY 453 m
DE56 2NB 518 m
DE56 2LN 546 m
DE56 2LL 667 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 2LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2
Latitude
53.016256
Longitude
-1.559632
British National Grid easting
429,640
British National Grid northing
346,639

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Parish or community
E04002695
Westminster constituency
Mid Derbyshire · E14001362
Output area
E00098480
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 016E · E01034254
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 016 · E02004044

Postcode source versions

Explore DE56

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Hill Close, Turnditch, Belper, DE56 2LJ 12 December 2023 £280,000
Kita Punya, Hill Close, Turnditch, Belper, DE56 2LJ 16 June 2022 £567,000
12, Hill Close, Turnditch, Belper, DE56 2LJ 20 January 2016 £255,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Turnditch Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    118 m
  2. Mugginton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km
  3. Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Burglary 2
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

16 female, 20 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.4% 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+
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.

Nearby transport

  • Hill Close

    BCT · Turnditch

    0.0 miles
  • Hill Close

    BCT · Turnditch

    0.0 miles
  • Tiger Inn

    BCT · Turnditch

    0.3 miles
  • Tiger Inn

    BCT · Turnditch

    0.3 miles
  • Cross Keys

    BCT · Turnditch

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 016E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,642 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Property market

The five-year median is £423,500 from 2 recorded sales in DE56 2LJ. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Turnditch Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 118 m.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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