DE55 7NW Amber Valley
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Crich & South Wingfield. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Moorwood Moor, Moorwood Moor: 12 addresses
- Moorwoodmoor Lane, Moorwood Moor: 11 addresses
- Pit Lane, Amber Valley: 8 addresses
- Inns Lane, Amber Valley: 2 addresses
- Slack Lane, North East Derbyshire: 2 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: 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: no.
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 35 addresses are between 115 m and 163 m above sea level (138 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% 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 | 3.8 km |
| Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Cromford 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest White Hart Moorwood Moor | 580 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alfreton Bus Station | 5.1 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 31.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crich Medical Practice | 2.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Crich Pharmacy | 2.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Refine Dental | 4.8 km |
| Hospital | Ripley Hospital Utc | 7.4 km |
| Police station | Heanor and Langley Mill Police SNT | 7.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.1 ha | 1.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 460 m² | 1.6 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 590 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Derwent Valley Mills, a World Heritage Site, 9.6 km south. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 9.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Alder Wood | Wood | 690 m north-east |
| Tomlinson Wood | Wood | 950 m north-east |
| Brow Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Shuck Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Crich Mount | Hill | 2.2 km south-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 35 |
9 of the postcode's 35 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 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Moorwood Moor.