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DE56 1LF area guide

Who lives in DE56 1LF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Belper Town
Council
Amber Valley
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,982 (2024)
At a glance

What DE56 1LF is like

DE56 1LF is a postcode in the Belper Town neighbourhood of Amber Valley. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,982 people. 57.8% of households own their home, 16.4% rent privately and 25.5% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 45–49, and 53.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in DE56 1 sold for a median of £230,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How DE56 1LF compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore
6/ 10

Around the middle — 28.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£230,000

Median over 215 sales in DE56 1, −3.2% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 37 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
60%

of 5 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore
£46,261

Average a year, before tax — higher than 31% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

  1. 01
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    25.5% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

  2. 02
    An older population

    21.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

DE56 1LF FAQs

01
Is DE56 1LF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 4.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 28.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 60% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in DE56 1LF?

The median sale price over the last year was £230,000.

Homes in DE56 1 sold for a median of £230,000 across 215 sales in the year to August 2026, −3.2% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.
03
Is DE56 1LF safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around DE56 1LF, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.
04
Who lives in DE56 1LF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 45–49, at 8.3% of residents. 57.8% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (46.8%).
05
Which council covers DE56 1LF?

DE56 1LF is in Amber Valley.

DE56 1LF is in Amber Valley, in East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is DE56 1LF?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 37 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Belper Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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