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DE56 2SP

Alport & South West Parishes · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Alport & South West Parishes
Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE4 5HP 157 m
DE56 2SQ 357 m
DE4 5EE 504 m
DE4 5HE 553 m
DE56 2SR 657 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 2SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2
Latitude
53.080422
Longitude
-1.507327
British National Grid easting
433,100
British National Grid northing
353,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Electoral ward
Alport & South West Parishes · E05014691
Parish or community
E04002664
Westminster constituency
Derbyshire Dales · E14001195
Output area
E00098139
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 007A · E01019405
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 007 · E02004035

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1

  1. Crich Carr CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    556 m

  2. Alderwasley Hall School

    Other independent special school

    660 m

  3. Crich Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Drugs 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Other theft 2

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

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CRICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKWELL DRIVE, CRICH, MATLOCK, DE4 5PB

    ODS code C81094

    1.7 km

  • HANNAGE BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HANNAGE WAY, WIRKSWORTH, MATLOCK, DE4 4JG

    ODS code C81062

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Whatstandwell Rail Station

    RSE · Whatstandwell

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Whatstandwell

    0.2 miles

  • Whatstandwell Rail Station

    RLY · Whatstandwell

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Whatstandwell

    0.2 miles

  • Derwent Bridge

    BCT · Whatstandwell

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Crich Carr CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 556 m.

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

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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