NG16 postcode area guide — Amber Valley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NG16 postcode district in Amber Valley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NG16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NG16 postcode district (Amber Valley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,404 postcodes Ofcom measures in NG16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92%.
Around 0% of premises in NG16 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 NG16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NG16 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| NG16 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| NG16 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| NG16 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| NG16 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| NG16 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| NG16 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NG16 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| NG16 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| NG16 1AP | 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 NG16
Police recorded 41 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NG16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 21 | 51.2% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 9.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 7.3% |
| Drugs | 3 | 7.3% |
| Other theft | 3 | 7.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 4.9% |
| Other crime | 2 | 4.9% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.4% |
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 NG16
Based on 705 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NG16 is £207,500, essentially flat on the previous year (£207,000).
Detached
£280,000
257 sales
Semi-detached
£195,000
236 sales
Terraced
£145,000
183 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
12 sales
Latest recorded sales in NG16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £208,000 | Semi-detached | Poplar Crescent | NG16 1FE |
| 15 May 2026 | £147,500 | Terraced | Main Street | NG16 5BG |
| 12 May 2026 | £280,000 | Detached | Windsor Road | NG16 6JH |
| 11 May 2026 | £247,000 | Semi-detached | Milnhay Road | NG16 4AW |
| 8 May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Main Road | NG16 1HF |
| 8 May 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached | Jubilee Street | NG16 2HE |
| 8 May 2026 | £875,000 | Detached | Main Road | NG16 1HS |
| 8 May 2026 | £785,000 | Other | Nottingham Road | NG16 3GR |
| 8 May 2026 | £100,000 | Semi-detached | Town Street | NG16 6HH |
| 6 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Stephenson Road | NG16 3UD |
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 NG16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kimberley School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,393 | NG16 2NJ |
| Hall Park Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 867 | NG16 3EA |
| Selston High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 862 | NG16 6BW |
| Aldercar High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 648 | NG16 4HL |
| Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 386 | NG16 2FJ |
| The Florence Nightingale Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 321 | NG16 3HB |
| Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 313 | NG16 6AW |
| Langley Mill Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 297 | NG16 4FZ |
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 NG16
356 rated food businesses operate in NG16. 248 hold the top rating of 5, 44 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1958 Coffee House, Acorn Pharmacy, Age UK - Age Concern Eastwood, Aggys, AJ's Cafe Giltbrook Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NG16
From a sample of 221 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NG16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
6%
Band C
24%
Band D
49%
Band E
13%
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 NG16 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.