DE75 7JT Amber Valley
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Heanor West & Loscoe. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Heanor Road, Heanor: 70 addresses
- High Street, Heanor: 2 addresses
- Loscoe Road, Heanor: 2 addresses
- Longbridge Lane, Heanor: 1 address
- Heanor Road, Heanor: 1 address
- Loscoe Grange, Heanor: 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 (58% of about 770 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
- Loscoe Miners Welfare, 2, High Street, Heanor: up to 68 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Land at Taylor Lane Loscoe: up to 250 homes, pending decision (480 m)
- Former Loscoe Miners Welfare Loscoe: up to 68 homes, pending decision (510 m)
- M&A Manufacturing, 5 Loscoe Road, Heanor: up to 11 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Memory Lane Inn 72 Derby Road Heanor: up to 13 homes, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 77 addresses are between 69 m and 83 m above sea level (77 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, 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 | Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Ilkeston 203,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Loscoe Grange | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wood Street Ilkeston | 6.5 km |
| Car parks | Wilmot Street Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 21.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kelvingrove Medical Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Heanor Memorial Hospital 2 | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Heanor and Langley Mill Police SNT | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | Hopkins Solicitors | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,530 m² | 620 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Charles Hill Playing Fields 9.0 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,560 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Derwent Valley Mills, a World Heritage Site, 8.6 km west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 8.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Loscoe Dam | Lake or reservoir | 680 m north |
| Sough Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Crow Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Strelley Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south |
| Golden Valley | Valley | 4.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 21 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 24 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 77 |
61 of the postcode's 77 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Heanor Road.