DE21 postcode area guide — Amber Valley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DE21 postcode district in Amber Valley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DE21
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.6%
Gigabit-capable
86%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the DE21 postcode district (Amber Valley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,264 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86%.
Around 0% of premises in DE21 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DE21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DE21 2AD | 100% | 100% |
| DE21 2AE | 100% | 100% |
| DE21 2AF | 100% | 100% |
| DE21 2AG | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| DE21 2AH | 100% | 100% |
| DE21 2AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DE21 2AL | 100% | 100% |
| DE21 2AN | 100% | 100% |
| DE21 2AP | 100% | 100% |
| DE21 2AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Amber Valley
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Amber Valley district (64,685 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
89.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
21.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
94.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in DE21
Based on 652 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE21 is £206,000, down 1.0% on the previous year (£208,000).
Detached
£312,500
180 sales
Semi-detached
£197,500
317 sales
Terraced
£165,000
133 sales
Flat / maisonette
£110,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in DE21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £182,500 | Detached | Field Lane | DE21 4NG |
| 22 May 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | Cowsley Road | DE21 6EG |
| 22 May 2026 | £90,000 | Flat | Dukeries Lane | DE21 2HA |
| 19 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Saffron Drive | DE21 2SW |
| 18 May 2026 | £152,500 | Terraced | Meadow Lane | DE21 6PA |
| 12 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Edward Avenue | DE21 6SQ |
| 11 May 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Harebell Close | DE21 2TJ |
| 11 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Willowcroft Road | DE21 7FQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £401,000 | Detached | Horsley Lane | DE21 5BH |
| 8 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Byfield Close | DE21 2PS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Amber Valley demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Amber Valley district (126,206 residents, 56,277 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.8% |
| 15–29 | 20.2% |
| 30–44 | 18.1% |
| 45–64 | 22.4% |
| 65+ | 22.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72% |
| Private rented | 14.7% |
| Social rented | 8.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DE21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Park School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,454 | DE21 7BT |
| Lees Brook Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,061 | DE21 4QX |
| Da Vinci Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 668 | DE21 4ET |
| Cherry Tree Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 605 | DE21 6WL |
| Breadsall Hill Top Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 418 | DE21 4ET |
| Roe Farm Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 347 | DE21 4HG |
| Springfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 324 | DE21 7AB |
| St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 321 | DE21 6NU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DE21
333 rated food businesses operate in DE21. 231 hold the top rating of 5, 39 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3 Spices, A&A Foodstore, AIP Ltd @ Derwent Community School, Aldi Stores Limited, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DE21
From a sample of 135 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DE21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
27%
Band C
18%
Band D
40%
Band E
11%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Amber Valley
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.