DE6 postcode area guide — Amber Valley

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Broadband & internet speeds in DE6

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the DE6 postcode district (Amber Valley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 776 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 79.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 42.1%.

Around 2.2% of premises in DE6 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 DE6

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Mobile signal around Amber Valley

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Amber Valley district (64,685 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in DE6

Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 DE6

Based on 278 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE6 is £350,000, up 1.4% on the previous year (£345,000).

Latest recorded sales in DE6

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around DE6

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 DE6

222 rated food businesses operate in DE6. 135 hold the top rating of 5, 37 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Alkmonton Dairy, Ashbourne Ex-Servicemens Club, Ashbourne Hilltop Primary School, Ashbourne Lodge Care Home.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in DE6

From a sample of 116 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DE6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 DE6 typically use:

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What's it like living in DE6?

Postcodes in DE6

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.