DE7 5TE Erewash
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Larklands. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Station Street, Ilkeston: 35 addresses
- Coronation Road, Ilkeston: 3 addresses
- Middleton Street, Ilkeston: 3 addresses
- Coronation Road, Ilkeston: 2 addresses
- Station Road, Ilkeston: 1 address
- Digby Street, Ilkeston: 1 address
- Wentworth Street, 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 (71% of about 770 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 1.0 km
- Concept Accommodation, Wentworth Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5TF, not permissioned (130 m)
- Land North West Of, 93 Station Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5LJ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 51-52a Station Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5LE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Warehouse at 112 Station Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5LH, not permissioned (660 m)
- Booths Industrial Estate, Awsworth Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8HX, not permissioned (740 m)
- The Old Church, Critchley Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8GD, not permissioned (740 m)
- 3, Granby Street, Ilkeston: up to 5 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- 102 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FE, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 13 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 13 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 7 low and 1 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 46 addresses are between 47 m and 53 m above sea level (48 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 | 220 m |
| Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Waterside Retail Park Ilkeston | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Canal Stret Ilkeston | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 16.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Station Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 850 m |
| Hospital | Ilkeston Community Hospital Cdc | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Derbyshire Constabulary Ilkeston Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® Market Place Lloyds Bank | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Wash Meadows 2.7 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Old Park Recreation Ground 3.7 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,140 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 9.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 950 m east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brickyard Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km east |
| Grange Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south |
| Oak Well | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| Shipley Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Erewash Valley | Valley | 3.0 km north |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 3.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 33 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 39 |
40 of the postcode's 46 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 7 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Station Street.