DE7 5HA Erewash
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Hallam. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Drummond Road, Ilkeston: 45 addresses
- Manners Road, Ilkeston: 2 addresses
- New Lawn Road, Ilkeston: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Erewash in 2026-27: Band D £2,361 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,574 | £1,836 | £2,098 | £2,361 | £2,885 | £3,410 | £3,934 | £4,721 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (66% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 77 Bath Street (former public house), Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8AJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 16 Wilton Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Horton & Moss, 4-5 East Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5JB: up to 7 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Former Railway Cutting near Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8ES, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 102 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FE, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 14 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FB: up to 12 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 14 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FB: up to 11 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 30-36 South Street (above offices), Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5QE: up to 12 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 48 addresses are between 84 m and 91 m above sea level (88 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ilkeston 203,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jackson Avenue Ilkeston | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wood Street Ilkeston | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 15.9 km (9.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Old Station Surgery | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manor Pharmacy | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ilkeston Community Hospital Cdc | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Derbyshire Constabulary Ilkeston Police Station | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® Market Place Lloyds Bank | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Park 3.4 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pewit Coronation Meadows 11 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ilkeston School, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m south. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ilkeston School | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south |
| Scala Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Well | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Shipley Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Newdigates New Covert | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Brook Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Erewash Valley | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 48 |
16 of the postcode's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Drummond Road.