Postcode sector · Belper

DE56 9 area guide

Who lives in DE56 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Amber Valley
Region: East Midlands
Population: 1,982 (2024)

DE56 9Postcode sector · Belper

At a glance

What DE56 9 is like

The DE56 9 postcode sector in Amber Valley covers 5 live postcodes and is home to about 1,982 people in 927 households. 57.8% of households own their home, 16.4% rent privately and 25.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 45–49, and 53.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average.

Scores

How DE56 9 compares

Headline figures for DE56 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

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

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 29 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£46,261

Average annual income before tax, higher than 31% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DE56 9 differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
25.5% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
02
An older population
21.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

DE56 9 FAQs

Is DE56 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 28.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is DE56 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around DE56 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in DE56 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 45–49, at 8.3% of residents. 57.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (46.8%).

Which council covers DE56 9?

The local authority for DE56 9 is Amber Valley.

DE56 9 comes under Amber Valley in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DE56 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 29 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, 0.4 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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