Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£296,395
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DE55 1FF
Postcode
DE55 1FF
Coordinates
53.0842, -1.3979
Grid reference
SK404542
Easting
440,430
Northing
354,275
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C5W3JM2+MV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Somercotes and Swanwick
Travel to Work
Derby
ITL Region
Amber Valley
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
31593
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31593 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · DE55 1FF
HM Land Registry · Amber Valley
Average price
£257,001
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £296,395
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – May '25May '25: 1 sales · avg £324,995
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£440k£281k£123k
Nov '23Jan '24Apr '24Jul '24May '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near DE55 1FF
England & WalesCrime trends · near DE55 1FF
Counts are for Swanwick electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY —
18113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.98.0%
+ other · 2.0%
Religion
Christian56.8%
No religion35.6%
Not answered7.2%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
50–6429.2%
35–4916.4%
65–7415.7%
25–348.0%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children21.1%
All members 66+16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
Any member 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.4%
+ 6 other households · 25.9%
Administrative Information
Amber Valley
Local Authority
Council AreaAmber Valley E14001066
Constituency
E14001066Derbyshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Swanwick
Constituency code
E14001066
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Swanwick
International Territorial Level
Amber Valley
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Derbyshire
NHS EnglandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Derbyshire County
Sub ICB Location
NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB - 15M
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Amber Valley 004C E01019473
E01019473MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Amber Valley 004 E02004032
E02004032LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Amber Valley 004C E01019473
E01019473MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Amber Valley 004 E02004032
E02004032Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation B1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:01 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
11 hours 50 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:01 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 50 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2023
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~3 years
Active Duration
2023 -> PresentJanuary 2023 — Introduced
Postcode DE55 1FF introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode DE55 1FF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2023
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~3 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DE55 1FF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 41%
Attainment 8
42.6
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
57%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
43%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 48%
Attainment 8
41.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
58%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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