DE72 3NS Erewash
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Draycott & Risley. 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 (42% 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: 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
- (Plot 4), 64 Sawley Road, Draycott, Derbyshire, DE72 3QE: up to 1 home, permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 81 addresses are between 37 m and 38 m above sea level (38 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 | Long Eaton 652,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| East Midlands Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Lime Grove Draycott | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 8.6 km |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 3.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 7.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Overdale Medical Practice | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Draycott Pharmacy | 870 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 8.2 km |
| Police station | Long Eaton Police SNT | 5.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest One Stop Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.8 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 950 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Elvaston Castle, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.9 km west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elvaston Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dungeon Hole | Lake or reservoir | 480 m south-west |
| St Chad's Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-east |
| Bellington Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-west |
| Bellington Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km west |
| Bottom Wood | Wood | 2.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 80 | 81 |
1 of the postcode's 81 addresses is 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 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.