DE72 3QH Erewash
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Draycott & Risley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Wilne Road, Church Wilne: 19 addresses
- Ambaston Lane, Shardlow: 2 addresses
- Wilne Lane, Shardlow: 2 addresses
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 (41% of about 790 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: yes, Erewash.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- (Plot 4), 64 Sawley Road, Draycott, Derbyshire, DE72 3QE: up to 1 home, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 2 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 23 addresses are between 31 m and 33 m above sea level (33 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 25%, ultrafast 25%, gigabit 25% of premises; 75% 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 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| East Midlands Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Springfield House Melbourne | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | College Street Medical Practice | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Draycott Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Police station | Long Eaton Police SNT | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | One Stop Cashzone | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 9,460 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 100 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Northern Allotments 7,540 m² | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Chad, a listed building (Grade I), 310 m south. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Chad | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Chad's Water | Lake or reservoir | 220 m south-west |
| Church Wilne Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Dungeon Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Bottom Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Derwent Mouth | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Bellington Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 23 | 23 |
6 of the postcode's 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Erewash: see them on the Erewash page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Wilne Road.