Buying a home in DE55, Alfreton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£192kmost £153k–£250k
Houses per m²£2,568flats £1,817
Sold last year4242,887 in five years
Prices in Amber Valley+4.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in DE55 sold for £191,675 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £152,992 and £250,147, for about 87 m² of space.

424 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £73k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DE55 4 (£2,227) and the most in DE55 3 (£2,995).

Across Amber Valley, prices are up 4.8% on a year ago and up 19.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £914 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £874 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £38,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.

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House prices in DE55 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£110,305£97k–£131k42 m²36
2£158,548£132k–£195k67 m²1,175
3£191,675£153k–£250k87 m²1,250
4£298,092£238k–£350k111 m²240
5+£365,790£315k–£474k147 m²166

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£110k£159k£192k£298k£366k
Detached£196k£220k£280k£326k£395k
Semi-detached£104k£166k£185k£218k£272k
Terraced£109k£132k£148k£177k£175k
Flats£73k£101k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across DE55

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
DE55 1£2,876—
DE55 2£2,388£1,495
DE55 3£2,995£1,909
DE55 4£2,227—
DE55 5£2,489—
DE55 6£2,783—
DE55 7£2,502£2,552

Schools near DE55

Best state primary within 2 kmChrist the King Catholic Voluntary Academy80% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%7 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmTibshelf Community School44.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about DE55

Is DE55 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Amber Valley are up 4.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (80% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (44.7% against 43.8%); 424 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in DE55?

A typical 3-bedroom house in DE55 sold for £191,675 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £152,992 and £250,147.

How many homes sell in DE55 each year?

424 homes sold in the last year and 2,887 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near DE55?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.