DE7 8UY Erewash
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shipley View. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Windley Drive, Ilkeston: 24 addresses
- Morley Drive, 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 B (52% of about 540 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
- Land East Of, 242 Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8TG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Former Railway Cutting near Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8ES, not permissioned (640 m)
- 66 Bright Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8NH: up to 5 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- 3, Granby Street, Ilkeston: up to 5 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- 66 Club, 246 Cotmanhay Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8PB: up to 5 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- Rose And Crown, 165 Church Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire: up to 8 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- Booths Industrial Estate, Awsworth Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8HX, not permissioned (860 m)
- 16 Wilton Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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 25 addresses are between 80 m and 85 m above sea level (83 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 | 1.6 km |
| Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Newstead Road South Shipley View | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wood Street Ilkeston | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 16.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Station Surgery | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Evans Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heanor Road (Dental Surgery) | 630 m |
| Hospital | Ilkeston Community Hospital Cdc | 630 m |
| Police station | Derbyshire Constabulary Ilkeston Police Station | 540 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Ilkeston Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.0 ha | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Shipley Country Park 300 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 305 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shipley Wood | Wood | 910 m north-west |
| Cotmanhay Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Shipley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| Mapperley Wood | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Erewash Valley | Valley | 2.3 km north |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 25 | 25 |
None of the postcode's 25 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 75% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 13% | 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 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 Windley Drive.