Postcode DE56 2AB (Amber Valley)

Map showing DE56 2AB and nearby postcodes

The postcode DE56 2AB is located in Amber Valley, in the county of Derbyshire. It was introduced in August 1992 and is an active postcode. DE56 2AB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

DE56 2AB is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.6 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of DE56 2AB as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.

The closest road name to DE56 2AB is Park Crescent which is centered 19 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Windmill Inn and is 72 m away. The closest railway station is Ambergate Rail Station, 3 km away.

The closest primary school to DE56 2AB (for ages 11 and under) is Heage Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 8, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Belper School and Sixth Form Centre. The last OFSTED inspection on October 2, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of DE56 2AB is The Windmill Inn and is 0 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 4, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Full House and is 1.61 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on October 9, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 18.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 3.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 25.9% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 72.4% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for DE56 2AB is covered by the Derbyshire police force association and Derbyshire County is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to DE56 2AB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to DE56 2AB, and the approximate distance away.

Park Crescent 19 m
Cottage Close 51 m
Park Road 78 m
Downmeadow 161 m
Pennine View 167 m
Mount Pleasant Drive 176 m
Windmill View 202 m
Cookfield 211 m
Old Road 239 m
Crich View 247 m
High Edge Drive 276 m
Parkside 280 m
Jackson's Lane 480 m
New Road 497 m
Park Lane 761 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode DE56 2AB

Introduction August 1992
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from DE56 2AB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Heage Primary School Good
(December 8, 2021)
1.09 km
Street Lane Primary School 1.78 km
Pottery Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
1.98 km
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
1.99 km
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery Good
(December 5, 2017)
2.09 km
Ripley Infant School Good
(February 2, 2022)
2.37 km
Ripley Junior School Good
(June 6, 2018)
2.57 km
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy 2.62 km
Ambergate Primary School Good
(January 24, 2017)
2.71 km
Lons Infant School Good
(March 7, 2017)
2.75 km
John Flamsteed Community School Good
(March 27, 2019)
2.96 km
Long Row Primary School Good
(June 5, 2018)
2.97 km
Herbert Strutt Primary School Good
(June 20, 2018)
3.16 km
Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Good
(January 22, 2019)
3.51 km
Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School Good
(December 12, 2018)
3.69 km
The Ripley Academy Good
(February 5, 2020)
3.7 km
Kilburn Infant and Nursery School Good
(April 27, 2017)
3.77 km
Kilburn Junior School 3.77 km
Denby Free CofE VA Primary School Good
(February 1, 2018)
4.04 km
Waingroves Primary School 4.06 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from DE56 2AB - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Fourways Convenience Store Retailers - other 4
Good
November 6, 2018
0 m
The Windmill Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 4, 2019
0 m
The Cake Tre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 1, 2017
237 m
Black Boy Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 28, 2019
401 m
Delicious Designs Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 15, 2019
951 m
The Eagle Tavern Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 25, 2019
965 m
Village News Retailers - other 4
Good
September 21, 2017
965 m
Heage Out Of School Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 4, 2019
1.09 km
Heage Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 20, 2017
1.09 km
TSL Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 19, 2019
1.35 km
The Spanker Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
August 10, 2021
1.48 km
Heage Windmill Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
September 25, 2019
1.57 km
Busy Bees Alton Manor, Belper Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
1.61 km
Full House Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
October 9, 2018
1.61 km
Tesco Express Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 8, 2018
1.61 km
Pottery Out Of School Scheme Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 25, 2018
1.83 km
Greyhound Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 19, 2018
1.84 km
The Co-operative Food Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 24, 2019
1.84 km
Whitemoor Lane Convenience Store Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
1.84 km
Far Laund News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 16, 2020
1.88 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to DE56 2AB - Data from Apr 2022

Windmill Inn Bus Stop/Station 72 m
Windmill Inn Bus Stop/Station 81 m
Old Road Bus Stop/Station 93 m
Old Road Bus Stop/Station 95 m
Jacksons Lane Bus Stop/Station 156 m
Ambergate Rail Station Rail 3 km
Belper Rail Station Rail 3.16 km
Belper Rail Station Rail 3.18 km
East Midlands Airport Air 25.29 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to DE56 2AB - Data from Dec 2021

Morrell's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Swinney Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km
Graves Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Dunge Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.22 km
Thacker's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Longlands Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km
Hag Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Chapel Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.91 km
High Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.96 km
Kilburn Lake Inland Water 2.97 km
Pinchom's Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.06 km
Coppice Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.12 km
Yewtree Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.16 km
Wyver Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.2 km
Dairy Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.26 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for DE56 2AB - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 18 Mbps 18.8 Mbps 38.16 Mbps
Upload 2.2 Mbps 3.2 Mbps 8.46 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.5 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 72.4% 17.8 2.8
30-300 Mbps 25.9% 34 6.9
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

54 meters consuming 830,456 kWh - mean 15,379 kWh : median 13,775 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

57 meters consuming 193,662 kWh - mean 3,398 kWh : median 2,949 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for DE56 2AB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Derbyshire
Latitude 53.04219800
Longitude -1.44753700
OS Easting 437138
OS Northing 0349579
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
13667
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Derbyshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Amber Valley
County Electorial Division Ripley West and Heage ED
Electoral Ward Heage and Ambergate
Local Authority District Amber Valley
Region / Government Office Region East Midlands
European Electoral Region East Midlands
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Derbyshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000032
Travel To Work Area Derby

NHS

NHS England Region Midlands
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Derbyshire County
Cancer Alliance East Midlands
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East Midlands
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Joined Up Care Derbyshire
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Ageing industrious workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Heage/Crich BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Heage BUASD
Workplace Zone E33015782
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Amber Valley 007
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Amber Valley 007C
Output Area / Small Area 8C1