DE7 8DQ Erewash
Live postcode, introduced October 1985. Ward: Awsworth Road. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Bloomsgrove Road, Ilkeston: 22 addresses
- Lower Bloomsgrove Road, Ilkeston: 11 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 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
- 3, Granby Street, Ilkeston: up to 5 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Booths Industrial Estate, Awsworth Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8HX, not permissioned (110 m)
- The Old Church, Critchley Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8GD, not permissioned (340 m)
- 51-52a Station Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5LE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Former Railway Cutting near Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8ES, not permissioned (460 m)
- 102 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FE, not permissioned (460 m)
- Warehouse at 112 Station Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5LH, not permissioned (470 m)
- 16 Wilton Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 33 addresses are between 57 m and 66 m above sea level (60 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 | 860 m |
| Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Bloomsgrove Road Ilkeston | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wood Street Ilkeston | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 850 m |
| 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 | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Evans Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 210 m |
| Hospital | Ilkeston Community Hospital Cdc | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Derbyshire Constabulary Ilkeston Police Station | 270 m |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ilkeston Cashzone | 840 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Wash Meadows 2.7 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Old Park Recreation Ground 3.7 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Granby Park Recreation Ground 1.2 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 9.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Scala Cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m south. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Scala Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m south |
| Ilkeston School | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shipley Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Cotmanhay Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Oak Well | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Shipley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-west |
| Erewash Valley | Valley | 2.6 km north |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 33 |
3 of the postcode's 33 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 57% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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 Bloomsgrove Road.