Wheeldon Avenue Belper, Amber Valley
75 addresses across 1 postcode (DE56), about 400 m (0.2 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 601578.
- Sales: 80 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £246,450 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 46 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 16, D: 23, E: 5, F: 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 A; Band D in Amber Valley costs £2,408 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Belper, about 830 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Crich Lane Festival Park, is about 430 m (0.3 miles) 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 118 to 129 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 75 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Riversdale Surgery, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £246,450 | £246,450 | £246,450 |
| 2025 | 7 | £222,500 | £195,000 | £277,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £230,000 | £200,000 | £257,500 |
| 2021 | 6 | £238,975 | £129,500 | £280,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £187,165 | £182,330 | £192,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £183,000 | £179,000 | £205,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £176,000 | £176,000 | £176,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £160,000 | £143,500 | £160,000 |
| 2015 | 7 | £130,000 | £100,000 | £165,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £127,500 | £120,000 | £135,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £124,999 | £90,000 | £140,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | 18 DE56 1GX | Terraced | £246,450 | |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 73 DE56 1GX | Terraced | £277,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2025 | 44 DE56 1GX | Terraced | £270,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2025 | 42 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £222,500 | |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 22 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2025 | 11A DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 31 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 14 May 2025 | 24 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2024 | 5 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2022 | 14 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2022 | 27 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £257,500 | |
| 14 Jan 2022 | 40 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2021 | 69 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £259,950 | |
| 29 Oct 2021 | 79 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2021 | 71 DE56 1GX | Terraced | £200,000 | |
| 20 May 2021 | 14 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £218,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2021 | 2 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2021 | 79 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £129,500 | |
| 29 May 2020 | 69 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £120,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Nov 2019 | 8 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £192,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2019 | 45 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £182,330 | |
| 3 Oct 2018 | 15 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £179,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2018 | 27 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £183,000 | |
| 22 Feb 2018 | 1B DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2017 | 18 DE56 1GX | Terraced | £176,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2016 | 44 DE56 1GX | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2016 | 16 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2016 | 26 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £143,500 | |
| 4 Nov 2015 | 45 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £118,500 | |
| 11 Aug 2015 | 26 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2015 | 14 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £137,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2015 | 11 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £136,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2015 | 22 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2015 | 21 DE56 1GX | Terraced | £126,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2015 | 32 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2014 | 50 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2014 | 12 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2013 | 9 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2013 | 61 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £124,999 | |
| 12 Apr 2013 | 2 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2011 | 32 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2011 | 21 DE56 1GX | Terraced | £124,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2011 | 27 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 14 Jan 2011 | 35 DE56 1GX | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2010 | 11 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £122,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2009 | 43 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £127,000 | |
| 23 May 2008 | 3 DE56 1GX | Detached | £188,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2008 | 18 DE56 1GX | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2007 | 27 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £134,500 | |
| 19 Jun 2007 | 15 DE56 1GX | Semi-detached | £133,000 |
Energy performance certificates
46 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (45); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1950-1966 (33); 1930-1949 (9); 1967-1975 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (31); rented (social) (7); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- 1b, Wheeldon Avenue
- 6, Wheeldon Avenue
- 8, Wheeldon Avenue
- 9, Wheeldon Avenue
- 11, Wheeldon Avenue
- 12, Wheeldon Avenue
- 14, Wheeldon Avenue
- 15, Wheeldon Avenue
- 16, Wheeldon Avenue
- 21, Wheeldon Avenue
- 25, Wheeldon Avenue
- 26, Wheeldon Avenue
- 32, Wheeldon Avenue
- 35, Wheeldon Avenue
- 43, Wheeldon Avenue
- 57, Wheeldon Avenue
- 59, Wheeldon Avenue
- 61, Wheeldon Avenue
- 63, Wheeldon Avenue
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 (36% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Lander Lane, Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Labour Club Lander Lane Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Belper Police Station Field Lane Belper: up to 13 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Ada Bellfield House, Belper: up to 7 homes (830 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 12 October 2026 to 14 October 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, New service connection, 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 1 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 75 addresses are between 118 m and 129 m above sea level (124 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 1GX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Duffield 67,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 58 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spencer Avenue Belper | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Garage Belper | 1 km (0.6 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 | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 23.9 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riversdale Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peak Pharmacy | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Belper Dental Practice | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Babington Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Belper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-op - Belper | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crich Lane Festival Park 5,470 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | The Park 18 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,190 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Unitarian Chapel and Chapel Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m (0.4 miles) west. 93 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Unitarian Chapel and Chapel Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) west |
| River Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Road archway and footbridge (includes offices forming south part of block in east side of archway) | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Belper Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Swinney Wood | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Pinchom's Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| High Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Chapel Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Kilburn Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Lower Slades | Valley | 3.2 km (2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 74 | 75 |
1 of the street's 75 addresses is 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 | 270 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Pottery Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 730 m (0.5 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 |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 770 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 |
| Long Row Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Belper School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| Herbert Strutt Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Grove DE56 1JR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Tiffinboxbelper DE56 1JH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2026 |
| St John's Church Of England Primary School DE56 1GY | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Queens Head DE56 1FF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Oct 2024 |
| Thorn Tree Inn DE56 1FF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Osmaston Grange Care Home DE56 1FD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 4 Good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Grapes Inn Public House DE56 1GF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2023 |
| Pottery Services DE56 1JL | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2024 |
| Olivers Hair And Beauty Studio DE56 1HX | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Marsh Lane (20); On or near Jaeger Close (5); On or near Windmill Rise (4); On or near Wheeldon Avenue (3); On or near Spencer Avenue (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 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) | 26% | 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 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
- DE56 1GX: 75 addresses of 78 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Windmill Lane · Spencer Avenue · Dalton Drive · Windmill Rise · Jaeger Close · Peak Close · Fellside · Derwent Court · Marsh Lane · Penn Street · Springwood Gardens · High Street
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.