DE7 postcode area guide — Amber Valley

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Broadband & internet speeds in DE7

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the DE7 postcode district (Amber Valley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,103 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.7%.

Around 0% of premises in DE7 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 DE7

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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 DE7

Police recorded 233 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE7 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 DE7

Based on 578 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE7 is £190,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£190,000).

Latest recorded sales in DE7

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 DE7

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 DE7

356 rated food businesses operate in DE7. 280 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A & B News, ACE Derbyshire Trust, Adrianne, Aldi, AM Sports (Midlands) Ltd.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in DE7

From a sample of 272 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 DE7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% 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 DE7 typically use:

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What's it like living in DE7?

Postcodes in DE7

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.