DE55 7LW Amber Valley
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Crich & South Wingfield. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Inns Lane, South Wingfield: 67 addresses
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 (16% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, South Wingfield (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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: no.
Listed buildings
- OUTBUILDING TO THE WEST OF WINGFIELD HOUSE, grade II
- STABLES AND COACH HOUSE TO WINGFIELD HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 67 addresses are between 115 m and 123 m above sea level (121 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whatstandwell 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Alfreton 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Place South Wingfield | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alfreton Bus Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 30.4 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crich Medical Practice | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Crich Pharmacy | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Refine Dental | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripley Hospital Utc | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Police station | Heanor and Langley Mill Police SNT | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Esso Swanwick, Derby Road Cashzone | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Ruins of South Wingfield Manor House, Incorporating Manor Farmhouse and An Aisled Outbuilding to the South, a listed building (Grade I), 800 m (0.5 miles) south. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Ruins of South Wingfield Manor House, Incorporating Manor Farmhouse and An Aisled Outbuilding to the South | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Wingfield Manor: a medieval great house | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Castle Hill camp | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Yells Plantation | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Oaks Wood | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Longclose Plantation | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Manorpond Wood | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) south |
| David's Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 67 |
36 of the postcode's 67 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Amber Valley: see them on the Amber Valley page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 7 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 Inns Lane.