Breamfield Lane Spout, Amber Valley
36 addresses across 4 postcodes (DE4,DE56), about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) long. USRN 640000.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2013 the median was £525,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 1, E: 2, F: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Amber Valley costs £2,408 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 30% to 93% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ambergate, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 204 to 263 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Crich Medical Practice, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away.
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | £525,000 | £525,000 | £525,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £484,000 | £484,000 | £484,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £484,000 | £484,000 | £484,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £227,000 | £227,000 | £227,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £172,500 | £172,500 | £172,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2013 | HOLLYWELL COTTAGE DE4 4AF | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2009 | HOLLYWELL COTTAGE DE4 4AF | Detached | £484,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2006 | HOLLYWELL COTTAGE DE4 4AF | Detached | £484,000 | |
| 30 Nov 1999 | HOLLYWELL COTTAGE DE4 4AF | Detached | £227,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1996 | HOLLYWELL COTTAGE DE4 4AF | Detached | £172,500 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 158 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (2); 2012-2021 (1); 2010 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (32% of about 1,420 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Alderwasley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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
- CHAPEL HILL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- Chequer Meadow Cottage, grade II
- Lanehead Farmhouse, grade II
- MILESTONE AT SK 3161 5264, grade II
- PENDLETON COTTAGE FARMHOUSE AND POST OFFICE, grade II
- SANDHALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD BEAR INN, grade II
- WILLETTS FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 8 September 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE56 2RD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DE56 2RF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE4 4AF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE56 2RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 36 addresses are between 204 m and 263 m above sea level (246 m on average); the ground rises about 60 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE4 4AF | 30% | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| DE56 2RA | 93% | 93% | 93% | 7% |
| DE56 2RD | 32% | 32% | 32% | 64% |
| DE56 2RF | 78% | 78% | 78% | 11% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Whatstandwell 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Garage Belper | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 28.6 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crich Medical Practice | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Crich Pharmacy | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Coach House Dental Practice | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Babington Hospital | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Police station | Belper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | MPK Riverside Service Station, Ambergate Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 530 m² | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,750 m² | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site north of Dannah Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site north of Dannah Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Alderwasley Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wiggonlea Plantation | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Rough Plantation | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Thornyhedge Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Coneygrave Hillock | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Upper Slades | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Gregory Dam | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 36 |
3 of the street's 36 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.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sports/Recreation Area (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- DE56 2RD: 23 addresses of 47 in the postcode
- DE56 2RF: 11 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- DE4 4AF: 1 address of 45 in the postcode
- DE56 2RA: 1 address of 51 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in DE4, DE56 and across Amber Valley.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.