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Thinking of living at DE55 7PE? 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 primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Wingfield Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Croft Infant School | Primary | 2.1 km | – |
| Woodbridge Junior School | Primary | 2.2 km | 43% met the expected standard |
| Swanwick Primary School | Primary | 2.4 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| David Nieper Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Swanwick Hall School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kingdom Christian School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
Every primary near DE55 7PE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Alfreton Golf Club | 270 m | 3 |
| Tennis | Alfreton Welfare Recreation Ground | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Cricket | South Wingfield Cricket Club | 750 m | 2 |
| Swimming | Margaret Clarke Hydrotherapy Pool | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Bowls | South Wingfield Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Squash | Alfreton Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Football | Swanwick Pentrich Road F.C. | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Archery | Derbyshire Archery Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Fusion Yoga Studios & Wellbeing Centre | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Amber Valley Rugby Club | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Mickley Lane Pump Track | 4.9 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 drive away (3.4 km), with 383k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Holm Lane, 550 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 140, 319, 143A).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 68 minutes away by public transport (25 by car).
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is South Wingfield Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is David Nieper Academy, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 41 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 2.1 km away, with Taylors Corn Stores closer still (1.2 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South Wingfield Surgery (1.5 km), with Medicine Stop the closest pharmacy (1.7 km).
For a haircut, Signature Hair is 1.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is King's Mill Hospital, 17 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Wingfield Station 1947 is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Alfreton Golf Catering And Events the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 34% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Dethick, Lea and Holloway, Whatstandwell).
There are 134 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 158 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Alfreton Park, 1.5 km away; for exercise, Margaret Clarke Hydrotherapy Pool (1.6 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
2 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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For holidays, East Midlands is 30 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 61 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 51% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% 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. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.