Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 10.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£189,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DE55 1LS
Derby
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DE55 1LS
Coordinates
53.0736, -1.3774
Grid reference
SK418531
Easting
441,808
Northing
353,113
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C5W3JFF+F2
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.
21237
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21237 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 1LS
HM Land Registry · Amber Valley
Average price
£189,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £189,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Jun '25Jun '25: 1 sales · avg £193,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£193k£189k£185k
May '24Jun '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 1LS
England & WalesCrime trends · near DE55 1LS
Counts are for Ironville & Riddings 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
26
YoY -10%
322212
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY -20%
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.9%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian48.1%
No religion45.0%
Not answered6.4%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
50–6420.3%
35–4917.3%
65–7412.4%
25–3411.8%
75–8410.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Any member 66+18.4%
All members 66+14.6%
Other13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
+ 7 other households · 28.5%
Administrative Information
Amber Valley
Local Authority
Council AreaAmber Valley E14001066
Constituency
E14001066Derbyshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Ironville & Riddings
Constituency code
E14001066
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Amber Valley, unparished area
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 004A E01019443
E01019443MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Amber Valley 004 E02004032
E02004032LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Amber Valley 004A E01019443
E01019443MSOA 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
6:06 AM
Sunrise
5:43 PM
Sunset
11 hours 37 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:06 AM
Sunset (today)
5:43 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 37 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DE55 1LS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation B1. IMD England rank: 21237
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01019443 and MSOA E02004032 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DE55 1LS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DE55 1LS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 38%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 64%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
56%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 41%
Attainment 8
42.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
57%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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