DE56 postcode area
The DE56 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash. Area Scores range from 27 to 94 across them.
In summary
The DE56 district contains both ends of the scale: Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley at 95 out of 100 (#368 of 6,856 in England) against Alfreton at 28, a 67-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £195,000 in Alfreton to £446,625 in Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley — a 2.3× gap within the DE56 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales and Erewash — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk LangleyAmber Valley | 368 | 95 | £446,625 |
| Belper Far LaundAmber Valley | 574 | 92 | £270,000 |
| Openwoodgate & HolbrookAmber Valley | 1,403 | 80 | £231,000 |
| Ambergate, Heage & IdridgehayAmber Valley | 1,630 | 76 | £290,000 |
| Crich, Holloway & WingfieldAmber Valley | 2,192 | 68 | £394,570 |
| Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley CommonErewash | 2,301 | 66 | £325,000 |
| Ashbourne North, Dovedale & CarsingtonDerbyshire Dales | 2,301 | 66 | £399,500 |
| Ripley WestAmber Valley | 2,342 | 66 | £233,500 |
| Kilburn & HorsleyAmber Valley | 2,576 | 62 | £236,000 |
| Belper TownAmber Valley | 2,898 | 58 | £228,975 |
| AlfretonAmber Valley | 4,961 | 28 | £195,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around DE56.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.