DE22 postcode area guide — Amber Valley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DE22 postcode district in Amber Valley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DE22
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
95.4%
Gigabit-capable
94.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the DE22 postcode district (Amber Valley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,066 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.8%.
Around 0.2% of premises in DE22 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 DE22
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DE22 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| DE22 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| DE22 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| DE22 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| DE22 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| DE22 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DE22 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| DE22 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| DE22 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| DE22 1AQ | 100% | 95.2% |
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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.
Crime in DE22
Police recorded 286 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 106 | 37.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 53 | 18.5% |
| Other theft | 22 | 7.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 17 | 5.9% |
| Drugs | 15 | 5.2% |
| Shoplifting | 15 | 5.2% |
| Public order | 14 | 4.9% |
| Burglary | 12 | 4.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DE22
Based on 613 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE22 is £225,500, down 9.8% on the previous year (£250,000).
Detached
£352,000
171 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
186 sales
Terraced
£150,000
189 sales
Flat / maisonette
£115,000
55 sales
Latest recorded sales in DE22
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | £173,000 | Semi-detached | Highbury Close | DE22 4HZ |
| 11 May 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | Osterley Green | DE22 4FZ |
| 7 May 2026 | £146,000 | Terraced | Peach Street | DE22 3EP |
| 6 May 2026 | £128,500 | Terraced | Slack Lane | DE22 3EE |
| 6 May 2026 | £157,000 | Flat | Uttoxeter New Road | DE22 3TJ |
| 6 May 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Crown Street | DE22 3UR |
| 1 May 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | Hill Square | DE22 1DW |
| 1 May 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Olive Street | DE22 3RH |
| 1 May 2026 | £161,500 | Terraced | Pybus Street | DE22 3BD |
| 1 May 2026 | £132,000 | Terraced | Hill Square | DE22 1DW |
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 DE22
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,465 | DE22 1JD |
| The Bemrose School | All-through | 3–19 | 1,429 | DE22 3HU |
| Allestree Woodlands School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,373 | DE22 2LW |
| Brackensdale Spencer Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 497 | DE22 4BS |
| Firs Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 469 | DE22 3WA |
| Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 449 | DE22 1EF |
| Lawn Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 434 | DE22 2QR |
| Markeaton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 418 | DE22 1HL |
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 DE22
281 rated food businesses operate in DE22. 199 hold the top rating of 5, 34 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 20 Morley Superstore, Abbey Court Nursing & Residential Home, Abbeydale Nursing Home, AIP C/O Ashgate Primary School, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DE22
From a sample of 237 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DE22 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
35%
Band D
41%
Band E
14%
Band F
5%
Band G
2%
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
Landlines around DE22 typically use:
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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.