Briars' Lane Crich, Amber Valley
10 addresses across 1 postcode (DE4), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 600182.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, D: 1, E: 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 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ambergate, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 560 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 169 to 175 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Crich Medical Practice, about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2); Bungalow, semi-detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (2); 2022 (1); 1967-1975 (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 street: most are in band B (31% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Bullbridge Hill Ambergate: up to 143 homes, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- JG AMBERGATE LLP, Bullbridge Hill, Belper: up to 148 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's 10 addresses are between 169 m and 175 m above sea level (172 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE4 5BW | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Whatstandwell 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fritchley Lane | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Garage Belper | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 28.7 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crich Medical Practice | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crich Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Amber Valley Dental Practice | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripley Hospital Utc | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Police station | Belper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | MPK Riverside Service Station, Ambergate Cashzone | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 280 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,740 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Butterley Gangroad and Fritchley Tunnel, a scheduled monument, 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Butterley Gangroad and Fritchley Tunnel | Scheduled monument | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowmer Rough | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Bullbridge Hill | Hill | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Littlehag Wood | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Smith's Rough | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Lower Slades | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 10 |
2 of the street's 10 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Crich Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Crich Church of England Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ambergate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Briars Catholic Youth Retreat Centre DE4 5BW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2023 |
| Fritchley C Of E Primary School DE56 2FQ | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Fritchley CofE Primary School Breakfast / Afterschool DE56 2FQ | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Briars' Lane (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 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 street 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.
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
- DE4 5BW: 10 addresses of 45 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Chadwick Nick Lane · Dale Close · The Common · The Common · Fritchley Lane · Frecheville Drive · Chase Wood Drive · Hilltop · Greenfields · Woodside · Top Hagg Lane · Amber View Road
All the streets in DE4 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.