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DE56 2SR

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
DE56 2RB 326 m
DE4 5HP 500 m
DE56 2SQ 603 m
DE56 2RA 1.1 km
DE4 5EE 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE56 2SR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE56
Postcode sector
DE56 2
Latitude
53.076018
Longitude
-1.513855
British National Grid easting
432,666
British National Grid northing
353,307

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

Explore DE56

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1

  1. Alderwasley Hall School

    Other independent special school

    3 m

  2. Crich Carr CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  3. Crich Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Drugs 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21
9 female, 12 male
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

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CRICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKWELL DRIVE, CRICH, MATLOCK, DE4 5PB

    ODS code C81094

    2.3 km

  • HANNAGE BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HANNAGE WAY, WIRKSWORTH, MATLOCK, DE4 4JG

    ODS code C81062

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Alderwasley Hall

    BCT · Alderwasley

    212 m

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Whatstandwell

    1.0 km

  • Whatstandwell Rail Station

    RSE · Whatstandwell

    1.0 km

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Whatstandwell

    1.0 km

  • Pendleton Lane

    BCT · Alderwasley

    1.0 km

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 1 secondary schools. Alderwasley Hall School is the nearest published school at 3 m.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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