DE56 2SH

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
DE6 3LF 905 m
DE4 4AJ 1.1 km
DE4 4AH 1.2 km
DE4 4BN 1.2 km
DE4 4BR 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 2SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2
Latitude
53.053938
Longitude
-1.576808
British National Grid easting
428,463
British National Grid northing
350,824

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Parish or community
E04002678
Westminster constituency
Derbyshire Dales · E14001195
Output area
E00098146
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 007A · E01019405
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 007 · E02004035

Postcode source versions

Explore DE56

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Alton Cottage, Idridgehay, Belper, DE56 2SH 25 November 2015 £475,000
Alton Manor, Idridgehay, Belper, DE56 2SH 20 June 2011 £2,425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km
  2. Anthony Gell School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km
  3. Wirksworth Junior School

    Community school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

10 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.5
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.

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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
55.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
55.6%
Gigabit-capable
55.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
11.1%
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

1

within 5 km

  • HANNAGE BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HANNAGE WAY, WIRKSWORTH, MATLOCK, DE4 4JG

    ODS code C81062

    2.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Callow Park

    BCT · Wirksworth

    0.6 miles
  • Callow Park

    BCT · Wirksworth

    0.6 miles
  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Idridgehay

    0.6 miles
  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Idridgehay

    0.6 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Ashleyhay

    0.7 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
1
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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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