Leashaw Wakebridge, Amber Valley
32 addresses across 2 postcodes (DE4), about 1 km (0.6 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 630309.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 3, E: 1, F: 2, G: 1).
- 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 Whatstandwell, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 182 to 238 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Crich Medical Practice, about 940 m (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (3); House, end-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 1900-1929 (2); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (1).
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 (25% of about 1,420 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- Crich Stand (Sherwood Foresters Regimental Memorial), grade II*
- CLIFF INN, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 5 October 2026 to 16 October 2026: DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 12 October 2026 to 16 October 2026: DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 10 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 33 addresses are between 182 m and 238 m above sea level (204 m on average); the ground rises about 56 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE4 5DP | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DE4 5HD | 18% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whatstandwell 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Cromford 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tramway Museum Crich | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Matlock | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 31 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crich Medical Practice | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crich Pharmacy | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Steeple Grange Dental Practice | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripley Hospital Utc | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Police station | Matlock Police Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | MPK Riverside Service Station, Ambergate Cashzone | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 280 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,310 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,040 m² | 240 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Crich Stand (Sherwood Foresters Regimental Memorial), a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m north-east. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crich Stand (Sherwood Foresters Regimental Memorial) | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Meerbrook sough portal 380m south west of Leashaw Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crich Mount | Hill | 330 m north-east |
| Oxhay Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Wakebridge Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Leashaw Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Gregory Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Upper Slades | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 32 |
4 of the street's 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crich Church of England Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Crich Carr CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Crich Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crich Stand Tea Room DE4 5GX | Other catering premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Cliff Inn DE4 5DP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 4 Good | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Crich Tramway Village DE4 5DP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 11 Oct 2024 |
| Fredericks - Ice Cream DE4 5DP | Mobile caterer | 320 m | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2026 |
| National Tramway Museum ( Coffee Van) DE4 5DP | Mobile caterer | 390 m | 5 Very good | 9 Dec 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (derbyshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 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 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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
Carr Lane · Coddington Lane · Plaistow Green
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.