# DE5 3QY: area report for a postcode in Amber Valley

DE5 3QY is a postcode in Amber Valley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Amber Valley. Open the map at DE5 3QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) › [DE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de5) › [DE5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 38% on July. Amber Valley 004F: 31 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY
- **Alfreton, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY
- **No property in DE5 3QY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Amber Valley 004F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY
- **£233,295 average price**: For the whole of Amber Valley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY
- **90% can get gigabit broadband at DE5 3QY**: Superfast for 90%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY
- **Low road and rail noise at DE5 3QY**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Swanwick Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swanwick-hall-school-e142741) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Swanwick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swanwick-primary-school-e112500) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Swanwick School and Sports College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swanwick-school-and-sports-college-e113033) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Lons Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lons-infant-school-e112710) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ripley-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-and-nursery-e112849) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 400 m |
| January 2025 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| January 2023 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| July 2026 | £377,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| July 2026 | £216,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 550 m |
| August 2023 | £260,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 550 m |
| September 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 580 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £233,295** (July 2026). Amber Valley’s average house price was £233,295 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,756** (2025). Full-time workers living in Amber Valley earned a median of £37,756 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 149th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Amber Valley costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.6** (2025). Amber Valley has a deprivation score of 18.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 142nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Amber Valley 004F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.1** (2025). Amber Valley 004F has a deprivation score of 6.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,068th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £244,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Amber Valley 004F was £244,000 in 2025. Joint 10,907th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,319** (2021). Amber Valley 004F had 1,319 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,166th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.9%** (January 2026). In Amber Valley 004F, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DE5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £222,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE5 was £222,500 in 2025. Joint 551st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,450** (2021). DE5 had 22,450 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,318th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in DE5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.1%** (January 2026). In DE5, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley)
- Centre: 53.0643, -1.3967

Council: [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/amber-valley): Linsey Farnsworth (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3967,53.0643,DE53QY

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