DE7 6ND Erewash
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West Hallam & Dale Abbey. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Peveril Crescent, West Hallam: 39 addresses
- Darley Drive, West Hallam: 2 addresses
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 C (42% of about 780 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
- 82 High Lane West, West Hallam, Derbyshire, DE7 6HQ: up to 4 homes, permissioned (560 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 41 addresses are between 80 m and 88 m above sea level (84 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 | 4.3 km |
| Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Peveril Crescent West Hallam | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wood Street Ilkeston | 3.6 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 15.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Hallam Medical Ctr | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Evans Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Ilkeston Community Hospital Cdc | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Derbyshire Constabulary Ilkeston Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Millhouse Fields 3.0 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Wilfrid, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m south. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m south |
| Moated site in Mapperley Park Wood | Scheduled monument | 840 m north |
| Medieval iron working remains at Stanley monastic grange | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Moated site and two fishponds at Moat Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brook Plantation | Wood | 810 m north-east |
| Mapperley Park Wood | Wood | 930 m north |
| Newdigates New Covert | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Mapperley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north |
| Erewash Valley | Valley | 4.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 41 |
2 of the postcode's 41 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Peveril Crescent.