DE7 8GL Erewash
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Larklands. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 (90% of about 870 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
- 51-52a Station Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5LE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Warehouse at 112 Station Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5LH, not permissioned (160 m)
- Land North West Of, 93 Station Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5LJ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- The Old Church, Critchley Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8GD, not permissioned (220 m)
- 102 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FE, not permissioned (400 m)
- Booths Industrial Estate, Awsworth Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8HX, not permissioned (420 m)
- Concept Accommodation, Wentworth Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5TF, not permissioned (440 m)
- 16 Wilton Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (520 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 8 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 43 addresses are between 52 m and 54 m above sea level (53 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 | 660 m |
| Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Taylor Street Ilkeston | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wood Street Ilkeston | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 730 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 16.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Station Surgery | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 580 m |
| Hospital | Ilkeston Community Hospital Cdc | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Derbyshire Constabulary Ilkeston Police Station | 670 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® Market Place Lloyds Bank | 680 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Wash Meadows 2.7 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Old Park Recreation Ground 3.7 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 9.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m south-west. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m south-west |
| Scala Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south-west |
| Ilkeston School | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Well | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Shipley Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Grange Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| Cotmanhay Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north-west |
| Erewash Valley | Valley | 3.0 km north |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 3.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 43 | 43 |
None of the postcode's 43 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 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 | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.