DE7 8DY Erewash
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Awsworth Road. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Heanor Road, Ilkeston: 83 addresses
- Back Lane, Ilkeston: 1 address
- Bowes Well Road, Ilkeston: 1 address
- Rose Avenue, Ilkeston: 1 address
- Grey Meadow Road, Ilkeston: 1 address
- Jessie Lane, 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 (34% of about 680 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 (290 m)
- Former Railway Cutting near Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8ES, not permissioned (400 m)
- Booths Industrial Estate, Awsworth Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8HX, not permissioned (450 m)
- 66 Bright Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8NH: up to 5 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 16 Wilton Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- The Old Church, Critchley Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8GD, not permissioned (660 m)
- 102 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FE, not permissioned (700 m)
- 77 Bath Street (former public house), Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8AJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 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 88 addresses are between 63 m and 89 m above sea level (75 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Boweswell Road Ilkeston | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wood Street Ilkeston | 800 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 16.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Station Surgery | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Evans Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | Ilkeston Community Hospital Cdc | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Derbyshire Constabulary Ilkeston Police Station | 150 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Ilkeston Cashzone | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Park 3.4 ha | 600 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.0 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Granby Park Recreation Ground 1.2 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 50 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shipley Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Cotmanhay Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Oak Well | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
| Shipley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Erewash Valley | Valley | 2.4 km north |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 2.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 31 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 28 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 20 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 88 |
84 of the postcode's 88 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 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 | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Heanor Road.