DE56 1DN Amber Valley
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Belper North. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 B (36% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Belper and Milford (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 18.
- 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
- 25-36, LONG ROW, grade II
- 26-36, SHORT ROWS, grade II
- 3 AND 4, JOSEPH STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 3 AND 4, WILLIAM STREET, grade II
- 31 AND 32, GEORGE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 40-53, LONG ROW, grade II
- Bridge over Railway, grade II
- Bridge over Railway, grade II
- Bridge over Railway, grade II
- Bridge over Railway, grade II
- GARAGE AND STORAGE BUILDING (ORIGINALLY LISTED AS NO 31), grade II
- LAMP POST ON BRIDGE BETWEEN NUMBERS 53 AND 58 LAMP POST TO FRONT OF NUMBER 65 LAMP POST TO FRONT OF NUMBERS 45 AND 46, grade II
- NAILERS SHOP AT NUMBER 8, grade II
- Nos 2 to 16 (even) and No 20 Mill Street, grade II
- PUMP OPPOSITE NUMBERS 30 AND 31 SHORT ROW, grade II
- STONE BAULKS OUTSIDE EACH HOUSE NUMBERS 7 TO 20 (CONSECUTIVE) AND NUMBERS 25 TO 36 (CONSECUTIVE) STONE KERB ON BRIDGE BETWEEN NUMBERS 20 AND 25 THREE STONE BAULKS ON RAILWAY BRIDGE BETWEEN NUMBERS 20 AND 25., grade II
- STONE WALL IN FRONT OF PARAPET OF BRIDGE BETWEEN NUMBERS 53 AND 58, grade II
- The Cedars, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ada Bellfield House, Belper: up to 7 homes (220 m)
- Belper Police Station Field Lane Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Labour Club Lander Lane Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Lander Lane, Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Derwent Street, Belper: up to 114 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Derwent Street Belper: up to 107 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Former Fuchs Site, Derby Road, Belper: up to 16 homes, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 7 addresses are between 69 m and 79 m above sea level (76 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 86%, gigabit 86% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 350 m |
| Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Duffield 67,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Mill Belper | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Garage Belper | 530 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Coppice Car Park | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 24.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Riversdale Surgery | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Belper Pharmacy & Health Clinic | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Belper Dental Practice | 360 m |
| Hospital | Babington Hospital | 920 m |
| Police station | Belper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT | 150 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-op - Belper | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest River Gardens 1.5 ha | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Park 18 ha | 480 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,500 m² | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,120 m² | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Unitarian Chapel and Chapel Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m east. 137 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Unitarian Chapel and Chapel Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m east |
| Road archway and footbridge (includes offices forming south part of block in east side of archway) | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north-west |
| North Mill | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m north-west |
| River Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 420 m north |
| Belper River Weirs, Retaining Walls and Sluices to Belper River Weirs | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m north-west |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 920 m south-west |
| Belper Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Swinney Wood | Wood | 860 m north-east |
| Chapel Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Johnson's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Pinchom's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Kilburn Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-east |
| Lower Slades | Valley | 2.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 6 |
1 of the postcode's 7 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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.