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On Chestnut Avenue, in Belper Town
What it's like at DE56 1LY: every home that has sold on Chestnut Avenue since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on Chestnut Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 47 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £210,000 | 102 m² | £2,059/m² | 4 |
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| 10, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2013 | £100,000 | 83 m² | £1,205/m² | 1 |
| 11, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2000 | £47,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | May 1998 | £34,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Chestnut AvenueTerraced | Jul 2026 | £235,000 | 81 m² | £2,901/m² | 2 |
| 16, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2006 | £97,000 | 66 m² | £1,470/m² | 3 |
| 17, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £145,000 | 68 m² | £2,132/m² | 2 |
| 18, Chestnut AvenueTerraced | Dec 2000 | £42,000 | 78 m² | £538/m² | 1 |
| 19, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2017 | £139,000 | 66 m² | £2,106/m² | 3 |
| 21, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2023 | £178,000 | 64 m² | £2,781/m² | 1 |
| 23, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2011 | £80,000 | 65 m² | £1,231/m² | 1 |
| 25, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £112,550 | 72 m² | £1,563/m² | 1 |
| 27, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2024 | £181,000 | 72 m² | £2,514/m² | 2 |
| 31, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 1999 | £35,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 33, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | May 1998 | £35,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 35, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2009 | £100,000 | 81 m² | £1,235/m² | 2 |
| 36, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £189,000 | 99 m² | £1,909/m² | 2 |
| 38, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2023 | £208,000 | 86 m² | £2,419/m² | 5 |
| 39, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £227,500 | 73 m² | £3,116/m² | 2 |
| 40, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2002 | £32,208 | 80 m² | £403/m² | 1 |
| 41, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 1999 | £35,500 | 88 m² | £403/m² | 2 |
| 42, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2016 | £133,000 | 77 m² | £1,727/m² | 1 |
| 47, Chestnut AvenueFlat | May 2026 | £118,500 | 63 m² | £1,881/m² | 2 |
| 48, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2012 | £120,000 | 86 m² | £1,395/m² | 2 |
| 53, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 1996 | £38,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 55, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £155,000 | 85 m² | £1,824/m² | 1 |
| 57, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £135,000 | 67 m² | £2,015/m² | 2 |
| 59, Chestnut AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 1996 | £35,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Belper, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 219k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Derby.
The nearest bus stop is Bargate Road 35, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 147); 4 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Herbert Strutt Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 71% 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, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 44.3 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Central England Co-operative, 800 m away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Riversdale Surgery (1.1 km), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Alla Moda is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 12 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 42 restaurants and cafés and 29 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Spot is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Tavern the nearest pub (650 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 86 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 63% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Belper and Milford).
There are 209 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 18% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 174 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Belper Parks, 400 m away; for exercise, Gymphobics (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 23 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 65 km.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
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.
9 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.
Mid Derbyshire constituency: Jonathan Davies MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 1,878 (4.0%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Labour 37%, Conservative 33%, Reform UK 18%, Green Party 8%.
7 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near DE56 1LY →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
On this street: 3 of 39 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 89.2% | 94.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 1.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.4% | 3.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 83 min
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 47 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.