DE55 postcode area · Amber Valley
The DE55 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Amber Valley, Ashfield, Bolsover, North East Derbyshire. Area Scores range from 7 to 80 across them. Every full DE55 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the DE55 district: Ashover & New Tupton scores 81 out of 100 (#1,314 of 6,856 nationally) while Somercotes & Pye Bridge sits at 7 — neighbours on the map, 74 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £160,000 in Somercotes & Pye Bridge to £394,570 in Crich, Holloway & Wingfield — a 2.5× gap within the DE55 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Amber Valley, Ashfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the DE55 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashover & New TuptonNorth East Derbyshire | 1,314 | 81 | £280,000 |
| Swanwick & LeabrooksAmber Valley | 2,171 | 68 | £220,000 |
| Crich, Holloway & WingfieldAmber Valley | 2,192 | 68 | £394,570 |
| North Wingfield & PilsleyNorth East Derbyshire | 3,336 | 51 | £195,000 |
| South Normanton Broadmeadows & PinxtonBolsover | 3,371 | 51 | £198,500 |
| Tibshelf, Newton & Hardwick ParkBolsover | 3,672 | 46 | £180,000 |
| Ripley East, Riddings & IronvilleAmber Valley | 4,104 | 40 | £170,000 |
| SelstonAshfield | 4,173 | 39 | £195,000 |
| Stonebroom, Shirland & WessingtonNorth East Derbyshire | 4,234 | 38 | £250,000 |
| South Normanton WestBolsover | 4,701 | 31 | £180,000 |
| AlfretonAmber Valley | 4,961 | 28 | £195,000 |
| Somercotes & Pye BridgeAmber Valley | 6,366 | 7 | £160,000 |
People living in DE55 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 47% · Christian 46% · Other 0%
Born outside the UK: 4%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in DE55
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DE55 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around DE55.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.