St John's Road Belper, Amber Valley
34 addresses across 2 postcodes (DE56), about 170 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 601400.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 8, E: 1, 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 A; Band D in Amber Valley costs £2,408 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 85% to 94% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Belper, about 480 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Park, is about 160 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 104 to 118 m above sea level.
- Noise: 13 of its 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Riversdale Surgery, about 640 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 62 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
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (9); House, end-terrace (6); House, semi-detached (4). Built: before 1900 (9); 1900-1929 (6); 1991-1995 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (private) (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 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 A (46% of about 1,320 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Belper and Milford (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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)
- Lander Lane, Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Labour Club Lander Lane Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Belper Police Station Field Lane Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Ada Bellfield House, Belper: up to 7 homes (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Fuchs Site, Derby Road, Belper: up to 16 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Derwent Street, Belper: up to 114 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Derwent Street Belper: up to 107 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Thornhill Avenue, Belper: up to 14 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 25 August 2026 to 27 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the footway (minor 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 19 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 1JE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE56 1GF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 19 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 34 addresses are between 104 m and 118 m above sea level (110 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE56 1GF | 100% | 100% | 85% | 0% |
| DE56 1JE | 97% | 97% | 94% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Duffield 67,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Johns Road Belper | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Garage Belper | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coppice Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 23.6 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riversdale Surgery | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peak Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Belper Dental Practice | 300 m |
| Hospital | Babington Hospital | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Belper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central England Co-op - Belper | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Park 18 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,630 m² | 190 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Unitarian Chapel and Chapel Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 125 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Unitarian Chapel and Chapel Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Mills occupied by George Brettle and Company Limited (that part along the Chapel Street frontage, bounded on the north by the 1834 building, including northern rear wing, and, on the south, by the recessed, single storey red brick building) | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Road archway and footbridge (includes offices forming south part of block in east side of archway) | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| North Mill | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| River Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Belper Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Swinney Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Pinchom's Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| High Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Chevin Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Kilburn Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Lower Slades | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 34 |
13 of the street's 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Long Row Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Herbert Strutt Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Pottery Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Belper School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivers Hair And Beauty Studio DE56 1HX | Retailers - other | 40 m | Exempt | |
| Grapes Inn Public House DE56 1GF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2023 |
| Nags Head DE56 1GD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2024 |
| Spencer Grove DE56 1JR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Welcome Meal DE56 1FZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 4 Good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| 3FF DE56 1FZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2026 |
| Josi DE56 1FZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2023 |
| Belper House DE56 1GF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2021 |
| Oriental Villa DE56 1FZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Newscorner DE56 1FZ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 4 Good | 8 Dec 2023 |
| Continental Food Bar DE56 1FZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 4 Good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Fishers Convenience Store DE56 1FZ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 7 Nov 2023 |
| Black Swan DE56 1FZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Cross Keys DE56 1FZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Number 28 Community Hall Cafe DE56 1FZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 33 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Market Place (17); On or near High Street (9); On or near Springwood Gardens (6); On or near Park Side (6); On or near Short Lands (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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
Nearby streets
Wilmot Road · The Butts · Lander Lane · Vicarage Close · Primary Close · Damside · High Pavement · Springwood Gardens · High Street · Short Lands · Park Side · Dam Side
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.
- 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.