DE56 2NL Amber Valley
Live postcode, introduced February 2022. Ward: Heage & Ambergate. 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 (34% of about 1,030 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- JG AMBERGATE LLP, Bullbridge Hill, Belper: up to 148 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Land at Bullbridge Hill Ambergate: up to 143 homes, permissioned (140 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 6 addresses are between 89 m and 94 m above sea level (92 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m |
| Whatstandwell 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Canal Inn Bullbridge | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Garage Belper | 4.9 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 27.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crich Medical Practice | 2.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Crich Pharmacy | 2.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Amber Valley Dental Practice | 4.6 km |
| Hospital | Ripley Hospital Utc | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Belper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | MPK Riverside Service Station, Ambergate Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,640 m² | 410 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | Sawmills Recreation Ground 7,310 m² | 870 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,740 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Butterley Gangroad and Fritchley Tunnel, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km north. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Butterley Gangroad and Fritchley Tunnel | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 5.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hag Wood | Wood | 310 m south |
| Smith's Rough | Wood | 330 m north-west |
| Littlehag Wood | Wood | 330 m north |
| Bullbridge Hill | Hill | 390 m north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
| Lower Slades | Valley | 2.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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.