DE56 4EQ postcode in Duffield, Derbyshire

DE56 4EQ is a postcode in Duffield, in the Duffield & Quarndon ward of Amber Valley. It is in the Mid Derbyshire parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since August 1992.

Flooding High flood risk 1 of 22 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 24% of homes and businesses can get it. Amber Valley: 89% Typical price £472,500 Homes sold in DE56 4, last 12 months. ▼ 3.1% on the year before Nearest station Duffield 100 m in a straight line

Where DE56 4EQ is, and what is near it

Map of DE56 4EQ and what is near it Map of DE56 4EQ: its centre point, with the 130 other postcodes in the DE56 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. DE56 4AT: also in DE56 4DE56 4AU: also in DE56 4DE56 4ED: also in DE56 4DE56 4EG: also in DE56 4DE56 4EH: also in DE56 4DE56 4EJ: also in DE56 4DE56 4EL: also in DE56 4DE56 4EN: also in DE56 4DE56 4EP: also in DE56 4DE56 4ER: also in DE56 4DE56 4ES: also in DE56 4DE56 4ET: also in DE56 4DE56 4EU: also in DE56 4DE56 4EW: also in DE56 4DE56 4EY: also in DE56 4DE56 4EZ: also in DE56 4DE56 4FB: also in DE56 4DE56 4FD: also in DE56 4DE56 4GD: also in DE56 4DE56 4GE: also in DE56 4DE56 4GF: also in DE56 4DE56 4GG: also in DE56 4DE56 4GH: also in DE56 4DE56 4GS: also in DE56 4DE56 4HL: also in DE56 4DE56 4HP: also in DE56 4DE56 4HT: also in DE56 4DE56 4JA: also in DE56 4DE56 4JD: also in DE56 4 School 400 mSchool 750 mSchool 2.2 kmDuffield & Quarndon DE56 4EQ Map of DE56 4EQ and what is near it Map of DE56 4EQ: its centre point, with the 130 other postcodes in the DE56 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Bus stop 350 mSchool 2.2 kmDuffield & Quarndon DE56 4EQ
  • DE56 4EQ
  • Other postcodes in DE56 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.9875, longitude -1.4868)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DE56 4EQ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DE56 4EQ?

Every home and business at DE56 4EQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 24% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)24% can get it

Amber Valley: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Amber Valley: 98%

The line marks the figure across Amber Valley.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DE56 4EQ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Amber Valley Borough Council's days for DE56 4EQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DE56 4EQ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DE56 4EQ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 22 homes and businesses at DE56 4EQ. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 5 more at a lower risk.

22 homes and businesses at DE56 4EQ High: 1Low: 4Very low: 1Not in an area at risk: 16

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Amber Valley

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DE56 4EQ: 1,476 properties in Amber Valley are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Amber Valley

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DE56 4EQ is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 07:31 on 22 October 2026.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 07:31 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DE56 4EQ?

Homes in DE56 4 sold for a typical £472,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 67 sales, down 3.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£472,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£487,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £590,000 39 sales
  • Semi-detached £341,250 10 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £264,000 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DE56 district: a typical £269,000 from 537 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in DE56 4EQ

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in DE56 4EQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 August 2024. The middle sale was £286,000, from £249,995 to £920,000. Across DE56 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £472,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at DE56 4EQ

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at DE56 4EQ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DE56 4EQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around DE56 4EQ. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (27%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DE56 4EQ

Band D in Amber Valley for 2026‑27: £2,408. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,605 (band A) to £4,815 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,013.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (5%)£1,605
Band Babout 120 (15%)£1,873
Band Cabout 140 (18%)£2,140
Band Dabout 60 (8%)£2,408
Band Eabout 110 (14%)£2,943
Band Fabout 120 (15%)£3,478
Band Gabout 170 (22%)£4,013
Band Habout 20 (3%)£4,815

When the homes were built

  1. 27% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Amber Valley before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DE56 4EQ is in (ONS area E01019427), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DE56 4EQ?

The nearest open schools to DE56 4EQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DE56 4EQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to DE56 4EQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE56 4EQ is Duffield Rail Station, 100 metres away in a straight line.

  • Duffield Rail Station Railway station 100 mWalk
  • Belper Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
  • Duffield (Ecclesbourne Valley Railway) Underground, metro or tram 50 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Chapel Street, 89 m away.

More stations near DE56 4EQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DE56 4EQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE56 4EQ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DE56 4EQ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DE56 4EQ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DE56 4EQ?

The nearest to the centre of DE56 4EQ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DE56 4EQ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DE56 4EQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DE56 4EQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DE56 4EQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE56 4EQ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DE56 4EQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of DE56 4EQ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DE56 4EQ in a conservation area?

The centre of DE56 4EQ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DE56 4EQ?

Police.uk records 15 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE56 4EQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Other theft3 reports
Burglary2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DE56 4EQ

Ward
Duffield & Quarndon
Parish
Duffield
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Duffield
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 1992

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Around DE56 4EQ

Go wider

Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

DE56 4 sector DE56 district DE postcode area Duffield postcodes

Questions about a postcode

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DE56 4JD90 mDE56 4EG90 mDE56 4EH100 mDE56 4HT100 mDE56 4EJ110 mDE56 4HP130 m
All of DE56

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

Check another postcode

Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.