The UK Postcode Database

DE55 7LL

a postcode in Derbyshire

Introduced in August 1992
DE55 7LL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DE55 7LL

Unnamed road - 39 properties, USRN 27725754

Unnamed road - 8 properties, USRN 27701054

Matlock Road - 1 property, USRN 27701681

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1081 / 53°6'29"N

Longitude: -1.4207 / 1°25'14"W

UTM Reference: 30U 605719 5885458

OS Easting: 438878

OS Northing: 356919

OS Grid: SK388569

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 6BT.1NK

Mapcode Global: WHDG2.44RM

Open Location Code: 9C5W4H5H+6P

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93gc95

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 19603 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DE55 7LL on Wednesday 8 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:40
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:00
Sunrise 04:49
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:10
Sunset 21:31
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:21
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:41
Hours of daylight today04:19 to 22:01
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:01 to 04:21
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Sets 14:01
Moon Rises 23:23

For a full sun and moon calendar for DE55 7LL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DE55 7LL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
12 April 2021 Furnace House, Furnace, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton DE55 7LL Detached Freehold £800,000
26 August 2016 Amber Mill, Furnace, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton DE55 7LL Other property type Freehold £425,000
19 May 2014 Mews Cottage, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton DE55 7LL Semi-detached Freehold £171,835
16 November 2011 Amber Mill, Furnace, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton DE55 7LL Semi-detached Freehold £360,000
7 December 2007 Amber Mill, Furnace, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton DE55 7LL Semi-detached Freehold £405,000
23 December 2005 Furnace House, Furnace, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton DE55 7LL Detached Freehold £795,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DE55 7LL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Bolsover

MP

Natalie Fleet Labour

North East Derbyshire District Council
District council ward

Shirland

Councillors

Charlotte Cupit Conservative

Heather Liggett Independent

Michael Roe Independent

DE55 7LL also falls within the Civil Parish of Shirland and Higham, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DE55 7LL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00100296 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01019819 North East Derbyshire 013D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004117 North East Derbyshire 013 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04002877 Shirland and Higham Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05012059 Shirland Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E07000038 North East Derbyshire Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000007 Derbyshire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000004 East Midlands Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001109 Bolsover Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000018 Derbyshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000190 Chesterfield Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33016165 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000045 D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 31 December 2022 BEIS
E38000261 NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB - 15M Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000011 Midlands NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000058 NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000031 East Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E58001908 Shirland & Wingerworth South ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 1 May 2025 DLUHC
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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