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postcode districtAmber Valley, East Midlands

DE55

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

This is the bythenumbers area report for the DE55 postcode district in Amber Valley, East Midlands. This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety. The figures below are from published UK open data covering Schools, Transport and Flood risk. They are not a listing of homes, and they are not advice.

How this 84 was calculated

  • Schools

    73/100·24% of the measure

    84% of 19 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

    A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

    Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published August 2026. Measured for the DE55 postcode district.

  • Transport

    94/100·20% of the measure

    Alfreton Rail Station is 420 yards away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published August 2026. Measured for the DE55 postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    88/100·13% of the measure

    Nearest flood warning area is 2.5 miles away

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published August 2026. Measured for the DE55 postcode district.

  • Broadband

    89/100·13% of the measure

    82% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the DE55 postcode district.

  • Housing market

    92/100·10% of the measure

    580 recorded sales, median £185,000

    A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.

    Price Paid Data, published August 2026. Measured for the DE55 postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    73/100·8% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 0.7 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published August 2026. Measured for the DE55 postcode district.

  • Air quality

    82/100·6% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 7.5 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the DE55 postcode district.

  • Council tax

    71/100·6% of the measure

    Most homes are band A (35% of them)

    A higher measure means a larger share of homes in bands A to C, which typically means a smaller bill, not a higher one.

    Council tax band and charge data, published March 2024. Measured for this neighbourhood.

Not counted for this area

Amenities, Green space. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 84% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

At a glance

Headline figures for this place

  • Nearest station

    420 yards

    Alfreton Rail Station

    Stations within 1.9 miles

    1

    19 bus stops within a 10 minute walk

  • Nearest GP practice

    0.7 miles

    Limes Medical Centre

    GP practices within 1.2 miles

    5

    Hospital 4.2 miles

  • Schools good or outstanding

    84%

    of 19 rated schools nearby

    Nearest school

    0.4 miles

    Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

  • Median sold price

    £185,000

    580 sales in the last 12 months

    Median sold price change since 2021

    +8.9%

    was £169,950

Place context

Around DE55

DE55 at 53.1032, -1.3731. Pins mark the nearest station, schools, GP and green space when we have a published point for them.

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  • Nearby

    DE5

    Amber Valley, East Midlands

    80/100

    4 points apart · 4.2 miles away

  • Nearby

    DE75

    Amber Valley, East Midlands

    86/100

    2 points apart · 6.3 miles away

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Data snapshot last refreshed September 2026. Every figure on this page is traceable on the sources page.