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Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay
What it's like at DE56 2SR: every home that has sold on the street 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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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Whatstandwell, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 28k 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 Crich Carr CofE Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Anthony Gell School, 3.9 km away; Attainment 8: 45.8 · 10% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Food, 3.9 km away, with Budgens closer still (2.5 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Crich Medical Practice (2.3 km), with Crich Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.3 km).
For a haircut, The Salon is 4.0 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.
Great British Car Journey is the closest café or restaurant (1.8 km), and The Family Tree the nearest pub (1.2 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 Fanny Shaw's Park, 4.0 km away; for exercise, Wirksworth Leisure Centre (3.8 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.
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. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St Benets School | II | 10 m |
| Church of All Saints | II | 140 m |
| Gate Piers and Gates to Alderwasley Hall, to the North of the Old Vicarage | II | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Derbyshire Dales constituency: John Whitby MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 350 (0.7%), turnout 70%. Vote shares: Labour 35%, Conservative 34%, Reform UK 15%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
1 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 2SR →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 88.7% | 94.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 5.3% | 1.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.1% | 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.
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Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 85 min
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