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DE56 2NE

Heage & Ambergate · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Belper
Ward
Heage & Ambergate
Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE56 2NH 23 m
DE56 2NJ 80 m
DE56 2NF 117 m
DE56 2FJ 128 m
DE56 2NL 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 2NE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2
Latitude
53.066483
Longitude
-1.470207
British National Grid easting
435,598
British National Grid northing
352,267

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Electoral ward
Heage & Ambergate · E05014698
Parish or community
E04002688
Westminster constituency
Amber Valley · E14001066
Output area
E00098268
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 007D · E01019430
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 007 · E02004035

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Wheatcroft Drive, Ambergate, Belper, DE56 2NE 13 May 2026 £400,000
29, Wheatcroft Drive, Ambergate, Belper, DE56 2NE 24 January 2025 £525,000
15, Wheatcroft Drive, Ambergate, Belper, DE56 2NE 8 November 2024 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    623 m

  2. Ambergate Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. Crich Junior School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 52
  • Public order 13
  • Burglary 9
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Drugs 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
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%
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

4

within 5 km

  • CRICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKWELL DRIVE, CRICH, MATLOCK, DE4 5PB

    ODS code C81094

    2.2 km

  • WHITEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITEMOOR LANE, BELPER, DE56 0JB

    ODS code C81038

    4.1 km

  • RIPLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DERBY ROAD, RIPLEY, DE5 3HR

    ODS code C81059

    4.8 km

  • RIVERSDALE SURGERY

    57 - 59 BRIDGE STREET, BELPER, DE56 1AY

    ODS code C81069

    4.8 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

  • Canal Inn

    BCT · Bullbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Canal Inn

    BCT · Bullbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Drovers Way

    BCT · Bullbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Drovers Way

    BCT · Bullbridge

    0.2 miles

  • Ripley Road

    BCT · Bullbridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 007D, 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

25,666 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £395,000 from 25 recorded sales in DE56 2NE. 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

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 623 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 52 events.

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