DE56 postcode area guide — Amber Valley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DE56 postcode district in Amber Valley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DE56
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
62.3%
Gigabit-capable
60.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the DE56 postcode district (Amber Valley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 903 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE56, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 60.7%.
Around 0.2% of premises in DE56 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 DE56
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DE56 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| DE56 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| DE56 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| DE56 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| DE56 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| DE56 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| DE56 0BA | 100% | 100% |
| DE56 0DA | 100% | 90.3% |
| DE56 0DB | 100% | 100% |
| DE56 0DD | 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.
Crime in DE56
Police recorded 93 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE56 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 43 | 46.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 | 19.4% |
| Public order | 16 | 17.2% |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 9.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 4.3% |
| Other theft | 1 | 1.1% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 1.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 1.1% |
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 DE56
Based on 490 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE56 is £260,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£260,000).
Detached
£395,000
183 sales
Semi-detached
£245,000
136 sales
Terraced
£195,000
127 sales
Flat / maisonette
£158,000
29 sales
Latest recorded sales in DE56
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Hillside Rise | DE56 1NH |
| 20 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Derby Road | DE56 2GD |
| 20 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Slack Lane | DE56 2JU |
| 19 May 2026 | £1,350,000 | Detached | Hazelwood Road | DE56 4AA |
| 19 May 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Cumberhills Road | DE56 4HA |
| 15 May 2026 | £830,000 | Detached | Farnah Green | DE56 2UP |
| 8 May 2026 | £725,000 | Detached | Matlock Road | DE56 2EL |
| 6 May 2026 | £221,000 | Detached | Naseby Road | DE56 0ER |
| 6 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Edensor Drive | DE56 1TL |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Valley View | DE56 1PG |
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 DE56
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ecclesbourne School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,604 | DE56 4GS |
| Belper School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,212 | DE56 0DA |
| St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 398 | DE56 1GY |
| Pottery Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 285 | DE56 1HA |
| Long Row Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 264 | DE56 1DR |
| Duffield the Meadows Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 260 | DE56 4GT |
| William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 244 | DE56 4EB |
| Herbert Strutt Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 178 | DE56 1SH |
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 DE56
263 rated food businesses operate in DE56. 187 hold the top rating of 5, 38 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3FF, A6 Coffee Co, Ada Belfield Centre, Alderwasley Hall School, Aldi Stores Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DE56
From a sample of 109 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DE56 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
32%
Band D
50%
Band E
11%
Band F
5%
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 DE56 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.