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Thinking of living at DE55 6BA? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirland Primary School | Primary | 100 m | – |
| Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.7 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Westhouses Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Morton Primary Academy | Primary | 2.2 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| David Nieper Academy | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tibshelf Community School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Frederick Gent School | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kingdom Christian School | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
Every primary near DE55 6BA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Stonebroom Recreation Ground Tennis Courts | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Golf | Shirland Golf And Country Club | 730 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Alfreton Leisure Centre | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Cricket | South Wingfield Cricket Club | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Mickley Lane Pump Track | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | Alfreton Leisure Centre | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Skate park - Blackwell | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Bowls | South Wingfield Crown Green Bowls Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Football | South Normaton Athletic FC | 3.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Alfreton, a short drive or bike ride (3.0 km), with 383k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Cross Lane, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes CMT, 55); 8 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 48 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
The nearest primary school is Shirland Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is David Nieper Academy, 2.9 km away; Attainment 8: 41 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 2.6 km away, with Deakins Family Deli closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Staffa Health (1.3 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, A R Hair and Beauty is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Chesterfield Royal Hospital, 12 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Oak Tree Café is the closest café or restaurant (2.0 km), and The Hay Hotel the nearest pub (under 50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 85 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 262 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Scott Crescent Recreation Ground, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Alfreton Leisure Centre (2.5 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, East Midlands is 34 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 63 km.
Most households own their home, 9% rent privately.
11 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.