DE72 3JX Erewash
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Ockbrook & Borrowash. 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 B (30% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- War Memorial, St Stephen's Churchyard, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Rear Of, 45 Nottingham Road, Borrowash, Derbyshire, DE72 3FL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 49 - 51 Derby Road, Borrowash, Derbyshire, DE72 3HA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Land off Harrington Avenue, Charnwood Avenue and Briar Close, Charnwood Avenue, Borrowash, Derbyshire: up to 29 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- The Foresters, Barrons Way, Borrowash, Derbyshire, DE72 3FY, permissioned (360 m)
- Riverside Farm, Station Road, Borrowash, Derbyshire, DE72 3LJ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (430 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 22 addresses are between 48 m and 50 m above sea level (49 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 | Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Avenue Borrowash | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 6.3 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 9.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Overdale Medical Practice | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wilsons Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 270 m |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Chaddesden, Oakwood and Spondon Police SNT | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Borrowash, Borrowash Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Elvaston Castle, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.8 km south-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elvaston Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km south-west |
| Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 340m south east of Gardens Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 450 m south |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-east |
| Dungeon Hole | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-east |
| Coronation Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 22 |
7 of the postcode's 22 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.