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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 34 | 84 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 22% | 25% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 23% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 37% | 29% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 6.3 | 8.5 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Ambergate, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 39k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Derby.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 55 minutes away by public transport (25 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Ambergate Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km); 36% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Belper School and Sixth Form Centre, 3.7 km away; Attainment 8: 44.3 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Tesco Express, 2.8 km away, with The Firs Caravan Club Site closer still (1.4 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Riversdale Surgery (2.7 km), with Belper Pharmacy & Health Clinic the closest pharmacy (2.7 km).
For a haircut, Head Masters is 2.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 15 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Bridge House is the closest café or restaurant (1.4 km), and Bulls Head Inn the nearest pub (1.0 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 125 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 57% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 297 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Belper River Gardens, 2.1 km away; for exercise, Fit Pit (2.2 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, East Midlands is 27 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 62 km.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambergate Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 36% met the expected standard |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 2.1 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2.5 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Belper School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| John Flamsteed Community School | Secondary | 5.6 km | Attainment 8: 53.3 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Alderwasley Hall School | Independent | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 12 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 27 min | 17 min | 18 min |
| Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 218 min | 197 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 89 min | 75 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 19 min | 16 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 1.6 km | 2.6 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 4 | 15 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 34% | 25% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 9% | 17% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 13% | 50% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 2 | 2 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 56% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
| Belper Far Laund | 29 | 0 | 60 min | 3 | £278k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay (this one) | 34 | 0 | 89 min | 0 | £322k |
| Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley | 43 | 0 | 82 min | 3 | £413k |
| Openwoodgate & Holbrook | 44 | 0 | 66 min | 3 | £248k |
| Kilburn & Horsley | 49 | 0 | 72 min | 1 | £237k |
| Crich, Holloway & Wingfield | 49 | 0 | 102 min | 0 | £358k |
| Swanwick & Leabrooks | 57 | 0 | 78 min | 2 | £227k |
| Ripley West | 71 | 0 | 70 min | 3 | £247k |
| Heanor Gate & Aldercar | 77 | 0 | 62 min | 4 | £226k |
| Belper Town | 86 | 0 | 58 min | 4 | £238k |
| Heanor East & Langley Mill | 96 | 0 | 71 min | 4 | £195k |
| Ripley South & Loscoe | 100 | 0 | 77 min | 5 | £239k |
| Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville | 125 | 0 | 89 min | 2 | £179k |
| Alfreton | 139 | 0 | 79 min | 2 | £209k |
| Somercotes & Pye Bridge | 159 | 0 | 82 min | 2 | £165k |
| Heanor South & Shipley Park | 175 | 0 | 76 min | 5 | £200k |
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 38 | 2 h 42 |
| Derby city centre | 89 min | 27 min |
| East Midlands airport | 2 h 28 | 50 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).