DE5 8PT Amber Valley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Codnor-Denby Lane, Denby Common: 24 addresses
- Codnor-Denby Lane, Amber Valley: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Amber Valley in 2026-27: Band D £2,408 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,605 | £1,873 | £2,140 | £2,408 | £2,943 | £3,478 | £4,013 | £4,815 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (33% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Amber Valley.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 25 addresses are between 136 m and 144 m above sea level (140 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 8% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km |
| Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Breach Farm Denby Common | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Garage Belper | 6.4 km |
| Car parks | Wilmot Street Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 22.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ivy Grove Surgery | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Holmfield Chemist LTD | 2.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Nottingham Road Dental Practice | 2.9 km |
| Hospital | Ripley Hospital Utc | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Ilkeston Police SNT | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-op - Maple Avenue, Maple Ave | 2.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Pit Top 21 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,080 m² | 550 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,560 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Derwent Valley Mills, a World Heritage Site, 7.0 km west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 7.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Strelley Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Sough Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Loscoe Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Denby Dam Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| Ticknall Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-west |
| Golden Valley | Valley | 3.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 25 |
4 of the postcode's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Codnor-Denby Lane.