Devonshire Street Ambergate, Amber Valley
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (DE56), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 600479.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £275,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Amber Valley cost £232,141 in August 2026 (+2.7% on a year); private rents averaged £807 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 9 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Storm overflows: 4 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 74 times (557 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 5 to 10% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- 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 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ambergate, about 600 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 71 to 83 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Whitemoor Medical Centre, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 470 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 17 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £280,200 | £280,200 | £280,200 |
| 2016 | 1 | £233,000 | £233,000 | £233,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £174,000 | £174,000 | £174,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £167,000 | £167,000 | £167,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £90,500 | £90,500 | £90,500 |
| 1999 | 3 | £75,500 | £51,000 | £81,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £57,000 | £57,000 | £57,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2022 | 4 DE56 2GJ | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2021 | 11 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £280,200 | |
| 25 Feb 2016 | 11 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £233,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2012 | 9 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2006 | 7 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2005 | 1 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2004 | 3 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £174,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2003 | 10 DE56 2GJ | Detached | £167,000 | |
| 4 May 2001 | 3 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2000 | 5 DE56 2GJ | Terraced | £90,500 | |
| 16 Jul 1999 | 1 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £75,500 | |
| 7 May 1999 | 3 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £81,500 | |
| 31 Mar 1999 | 11 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £51,000 | |
| 23 May 1997 | 4 DE56 2GJ | Detached | £57,000 | |
| 6 Dec 1996 | 1 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 13 Jan 1995 | 3 DE56 2GJ | Semi-detached | £43,500 |
House prices and rents in Amber Valley
A typical home in Amber Valley cost £232,141 in August 2026, 2.7% more than a year before. That is 19% more than five years earlier and 52% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £335,368 |
| Semi-detached | £219,702 |
| Terraced | £174,717 |
| Flat or maisonette | £135,362 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £205,248 |
Private renters in Amber Valley paid £807 a month on average in September 2026, 5.2% more than a year before. That is 38% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £589 |
| Two bedrooms | £749 |
| Three bedrooms | £923 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,292 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 125 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (1); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1900-1929 (3); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 12,398 kWh of it on average in 2024, about the same as the district, and 3,127 kWh of electricity, 9% less than the district's 3,422 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE56 2GJ | 10 | 2,833 kWh | 12 | 11,353 kWh |
| DE56 2GE | 40 17 Economy 7 | 2,268 kWh | 40 | 12,440 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is DE56.
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 (34% of about 1,030 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)
- Firs Works Car Park Spanker Lane Nether Heage: up to 30 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Former LB Plastics, Spanker Lane, Firs Works, Nether Heage: up to 160 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- Fair Lawn And Car Park At Firs Works, Spanker Lane, Belper, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- Firs Works Spanker Lane Nether Heage, pending decision (1 km (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 16 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 44 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 14 low and 0 very low.
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 2GJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DE56 2GE | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 5 / 15 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
4 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 74 times, for 557 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Derwent, River Amber.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambergate Ps - Storm/Emergency O/F Severn Trent Water | River Derwent | 30 | 183 | 190 m |
| Derby Road/Newbridge Road Jct Cso Severn Trent Water | River Derwent | 0 | 0 | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ambergate Pumping Station Severn Trent Water | River Amber | 23 | 171 | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ambergate Stw Severn Trent Water | River Amber | 21 | 203 | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 5 to 10%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: 3 to 5% (1); 5 to 10% (2).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 71 m and 83 m above sea level (76 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE56 2GE | 98% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| DE56 2GJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Whatstandwell 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest White House Ambergate | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Garage Belper | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 27 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Whitemoor Medical Centre Good Nov 2025 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Peak Pharmacy | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Belper Dental Practice | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Babington Hospital | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ridgeway Nursing Home Good Mar 2023 | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Belper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MPK Riverside Service Station, Ambergate Cashzone | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,640 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,180 m² | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Derwent Viaduct (SPC8 42), a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m north-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Derwent Viaduct (SPC8 42) | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north-west |
| Belper Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| River Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Longlands Wood | Wood | 210 m south-west |
| Thacker's Wood | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| The Birches | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Lower Slades | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Bullbridge Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 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 | 11 | 13 |
2 of the street's 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambergate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 250 m | 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 |
| Heage Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Dec 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 30 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlings DE56 2GJ | Sessional day care | 28 | Good (Sep 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 30 m |
Ofsted also registers 276 childminders and 28 home childcarers (nannies) in Derbyshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambergate Primary School DE56 2GN | School/college/university | 120 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2023 |
| Ambergate Chip Shop DE56 2GN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 5 Very good | 2 Nov 2023 |
| Bridge House DE56 2EJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Hurt Arms Hotel DE56 2EJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 18 Oct 2023 |
| Riverside PFS TA Spar DE56 2EJ | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Eden Bank (9); On or near Villas Road (3); On or near Derby Road (3); On or near Devonshire Street (1); On or near Toadmoor Lane (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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 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.
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
Nearby streets
Dean Road · Birch Avenue · Eden Bank · Villas Road · Spring Bank · Toadmoor Lane · Longlands Villas · West Bank · Montpelier Road · Lynton Road · Wesley Road · Newbridge Road
All the streets in 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.