Upper Northfield Close Belper, Amber Valley
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (DE56), about 220 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 630976.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £392,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, D: 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 85% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Belper, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, River Gardens, is about 150 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 66 to 77 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Riversdale Surgery, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 28 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | £392,500 | £150,000 | £635,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £625,000 | £510,000 | £682,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2023 | 1 DE56 1RW | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2023 | 2 DE56 1RW | Detached | £635,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2021 | 5 DE56 1RW | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 4 DE56 1RW | Terraced | £510,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2021 | 3 DE56 1RW | Detached | £682,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 136 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 2022 (1); 2023 (1); 2021 (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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (36% of about 840 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: 3.
- 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
- Footbridge over railway to the west of Pingle Lane (SPC8 34), grade II
- NORTHFIELD, grade II
- OLD POLICE STATION, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Ada Bellfield House, Belper: up to 7 homes (390 m)
- Belper Police Station Field Lane Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Derwent Street, Belper: up to 114 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Labour Club Lander Lane Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Lander Lane, Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Derwent Street Belper: up to 107 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Fuchs Site, Derby Road, Belper: up to 16 homes, permissioned (910 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 30 September 2026.
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 4 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 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 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 1RW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE56 1BE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 66 m and 77 m above sea level (70 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE56 1BE | 100% | 85% | 85% | 0% |
| DE56 1RW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Duffield 67,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mill Belper | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Garage Belper | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coppice Car Park | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 24.3 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riversdale Surgery | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Belper Pharmacy & Health Clinic | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Belper Dental Practice | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Babington Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Belper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central England Co-op - Belper | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest River Gardens 1.5 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | The Park 18 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,500 m² | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,120 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is River Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 230 m north-west. 119 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 |
|---|---|---|
| River Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 230 m north-west |
| North Mill | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m west |
| Unitarian Chapel and Chapel Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-east |
| Road archway and footbridge (includes offices forming south part of block in east side of archway) | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m west |
| Belper River Weirs, Retaining Walls and Sluices to Belper River Weirs | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north-west |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Belper Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Swinney Wood | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Chapel Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Johnson's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Pinchom's Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Kilburn Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Lower Slades | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 4 |
2 of the street's 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Row Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 200 m | No published inspection |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 240 m | 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 |
| St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Pottery Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 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 |
| Herbert Strutt Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Belper School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belper Long Row Primary School DE56 1DR | School/college/university | 180 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2024 |
| The Hungry Hut Belper DE56 2UA | Mobile caterer | 220 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Tom Yum DE56 1YD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 25 Oct 2023 |
| Slimming World - Belper DE56 1DL | Other catering premises | 240 m | Exempt | |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy DE56 2JD | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Kidzone DE56 2JD | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Rumours DE56 1AZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| Riflemans Arms DE56 1AZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2024 |
| Pizza Baker Express DE56 1AZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 4 Good | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Elaichi DE56 1AZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 4 Good | 2 Apr 2025 |
| River Garden Restaurant DE56 1AZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jun 2024 |
| Taj Of Belper DE56 1AZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| The Devonshire DE56 1BA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 27 May 2026 |
| George And Dragon DE56 1BA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Belper Town Football Club DE56 1BA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Long Row (7); On or near Mill View (6); On or near St George'S Place (4); On or near Mill Street (4); On or near Parking Area (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 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 | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 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 neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
Nearby streets
Pingle Lane · Long Row · Mill View · Pingle Crescent · Ford Street · Bosley Mews · Short Row · William Street · Allstone Lee · Birch Vale · Cluster Road · Leycote Way
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.