# DE56 1GX: area report for a postcode in Amber Valley

DE56 1GX 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 DE56 1GX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) › [DE56](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de56) › [DE56 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de56-1)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Amber Valley 009A: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX
- **Belper, 840 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX
- **No property in DE56 1GX 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=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Amber Valley 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX
- **£233,295 average price**: For the whole of Amber Valley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DE56 1GX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX
- **Low road and rail noise at DE56 1GX**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-primary-school-and-nursery-e112875) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pottery Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pottery-primary-school-e112787) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elizabeths-catholic-voluntary-academy-e146119) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Long Row Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/long-row-primary-school-e112785) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Belper School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belper-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e112989) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 43.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Herbert Strutt Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herbert-strutt-primary-school-e112789) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £246,450 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £307,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £197,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2025 | £165,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Belper (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: RIVERSDALE SURGERY (970 m)
- Pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (680 m); BOOTS (940 m); BELPER PHARMACY & HEALTH CLINIC (970 m)
- Dental practices: BELPER DENTAL PRACTICE (680 m); GREEN LANE (DENTAL SURGERY) (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Whitemoor Lane (670 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Alton Manor Express (670 m, Tesco); Co-op Belper (850 m, Central England Co-operative); Iceland Belper (990 m, Iceland)

## 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 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.7** (2025). Amber Valley 009A has a deprivation score of 10.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,556th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £249,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Amber Valley 009A was £249,500 in 2025. Joint 11,391st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,666** (2021). Amber Valley 009A had 1,666 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,974th most 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: 93.1%** (January 2026). In Amber Valley 009A, 93.1% 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.

## DE56 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £265,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE56 was £265,500 in 2025. 875th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,640** (2021). DE56 had 39,640 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 472nd 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: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in DE56 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: 86.5%** (January 2026). In DE56, 86.5% 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: 53.0271, -1.4713

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

## Your MP

- [Mid Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-derbyshire): Jonathan Davies (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=-1.4713,53.0271,DE561GX

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