Postcode DE56 2BA (Amber Valley)

Map showing DE56 2BA and nearby postcodes

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

DE56 2BA 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 2BA as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural white-collar workers.

The closest road name to DE56 2BA is Schoolhouse Hill which is centered 118 m away.

The nearest bus stop is School House Hill and is 195 m away. The closest railway station is Ambergate Rail Station, 2.42 km away.

The closest primary school to DE56 2BA (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 2BA is Black Boy Inn and is 202 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on October 28, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Full House and is 1.87 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on October 9, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 31 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 86.7% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 13.3% 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 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for DE56 2BA 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 2BA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Schoolhouse Hill 118 m
Pickard Lane 223 m
Tumbling Hill 318 m
Crich View 351 m
Bowling Alley 352 m
Old Road 358 m
High Edge Drive 372 m
New Road 415 m
B6374 1.44 km
B6013 3.25 km
B6179 3.5 km
Derby Road 3.58 km
A608 7.72 km
B5035 8.75 km
A610 10.07 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode DE56 2BA

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 2BA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Heage Primary School Good
(December 8, 2021)
576 m
Ambergate Primary School Good
(January 24, 2017)
2.15 km
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery Good
(December 5, 2017)
2.21 km
Pottery Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
2.25 km
Street Lane Primary School 2.36 km
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
2.41 km
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy 2.61 km
Ripley Infant School Good
(February 2, 2022)
2.73 km
Lons Infant School Good
(March 7, 2017)
2.89 km
Ripley Junior School Good
(June 6, 2018)
2.92 km
Long Row Primary School Good
(June 5, 2018)
3 km
Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School Good
(December 12, 2018)
3.11 km
Herbert Strutt Primary School Good
(June 20, 2018)
3.46 km
John Flamsteed Community School Good
(March 27, 2019)
3.55 km
Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Good
(January 22, 2019)
3.77 km
The Ripley Academy Good
(February 5, 2020)
4.07 km
Kilburn Infant and Nursery School Good
(April 27, 2017)
4.32 km
Kilburn Junior School 4.32 km
Swanwick Primary School Good
(October 11, 2017)
4.42 km
Waingroves Primary School 4.46 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Black Boy Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 28, 2019
202 m
Delicious Designs Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 15, 2019
561 m
Heage Out Of School Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 4, 2019
576 m
Heage Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 20, 2017
576 m
Fourways Convenience Store Retailers - other 4
Good
November 6, 2018
596 m
The Windmill Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 4, 2019
596 m
The Cake Tre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 1, 2017
761 m
The Eagle Tavern Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 25, 2019
818 m
Village News Retailers - other 4
Good
September 21, 2017
818 m
The Spanker Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
August 10, 2021
897 m
TSL Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 19, 2019
917 m
Heage Windmill Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
September 25, 2019
1.13 km
Ridgeway Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2020
1.4 km
The Firs Caravan Club Site Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
1.4 km
Busy Bees Alton Manor, Belper Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
1.87 km
Full House Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
October 9, 2018
1.87 km
Tesco Express Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 8, 2018
1.87 km
The Excavator Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 20, 2021
1.92 km
Fisherman's Rest Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 23, 2021
1.93 km
Far Laund News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 16, 2020
1.95 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

School House Hill Bus Stop/Station 195 m
School House Hill Bus Stop/Station 201 m
Black Boy Bus Stop/Station 268 m
Black Boy Bus Stop/Station 290 m
High Edge Drive Bus Stop/Station 302 m
Ambergate Rail Station Rail 2.42 km
Belper Rail Station Rail 3.26 km
Belper Rail Station Rail 3.28 km
East Midlands Airport Air 25.86 km

Nearby Nature

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

Graves Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Dunge Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.78 km
Thacker's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.07 km
Swinney Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Morrell's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.13 km
Longlands Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.15 km
Hag Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Chapel Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.69 km
Yewtree Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km
Smith's Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
The Birches Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Coppice Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Littlehag Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.77 km
Dairy Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.8 km
Bullbridge Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.84 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 34.2 Mbps 31 Mbps 56.25 Mbps
Upload 5.9 Mbps 6.8 Mbps 19.53 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5.3 1.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 13.3% 22.8 5.8
30-300 Mbps 86.7% 38.9 8.4
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 345,694 kWh - mean 15,713 kWh : median 12,680 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

31 meters consuming 140,355 kWh - mean 4,528 kWh : median 3,565 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for DE56 2BA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Derbyshire
Latitude 53.04650200
Longitude -1.45283700
OS Easting 436779
OS Northing 0350055
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: Rural residents
Group: Rural tenants
Subgroup: Rural white-collar 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 1B2