Bacteriostatic water in Alfreton

Local facts for Alfreton

Alfreton sits in the DE55 postcode district (DE area), within Amber Valley, East Midlands, England.

DE55 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Alfreton go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Nottingham, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 21.8 km
• Sheffield Hallam University, Biological Sciences, 31.7 km
• The University of Sheffield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 32.2 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Alfreton with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Loughborough University (UKPRN 10004113): Chemistry, 38.1 km south
• The University of Leicester (UKPRN 10007796): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 55.8 km south
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 57.7 km east
• University of Keele (UKPRN 10007767): Biological Sciences, 60.1 km west
• The University of Huddersfield (UKPRN 10007148): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 66 km north-west
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 69.5 km north-west
• The University of Leeds (UKPRN 10007795): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 79.7 km north

Nearby: Ripley (5.5 km), Clay Cross (7.9 km), Langley Mill (9.1 km), Sutton in Ashfield (9.5 km), Kirkby-in-Ashfield (9.6 km).

Regional hub: Nottingham.

Alfreton lies north-west of Nottingham, about 22.3 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the DE postcode area (20 of the 150 we list for East Midlands):

• Amber Valley, DE56, 9.1 km
• Heanor, DE75, 9.7 km
• Belper, DE56, 10.4 km
• Matlock, DE4, 12.1 km
• Wirksworth, DE4, 12.5 km
• Ilkeston, DE7, 15.1 km
• Darley Dale, DE4, 15.2 km
• Derbyshire, DE4, 15.2 km

Postcode districts in the DE area covered by our East Midlands location pages: DE1, DE4, DE5, DE6, DE7, DE11, DE12, DE45, DE55, DE56, DE65, DE75.

More nearby location pages in East Midlands (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Amber Valley (6 location pages): Ripley 5.5 km, Amber Valley 9.1 km, Langley Mill 9.1 km, Heanor 9.7 km, Belper 10.4 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Alfreton: north, Clay Cross (7.9 km); east, Sutton in Ashfield (9.5 km); south, Ripley (5.5 km); west, Matlock (12.1 km).

Location pages in East Midlands within 10 km of Alfreton: 7; within 25 km: 49; within 50 km: 77.

Map reference: 53.0975, -1.3876 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074548313).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.