DE72 3SG 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 C (34% of about 650 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
- Scotland Farm, Far Lane, Ockbrook, Derbyshire, DE72 3RX: up to 3 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- School Cottage, 63 Church Street, Ockbrook, Derbyshire, DE72 3SL: up to 1 home, permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 29 addresses are between 61 m and 69 m above sea level (66 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 | 3.1 km |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Long Eaton 652,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest The Ridings Ockbrook | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 6.9 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 10.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Overdale Medical Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Wilsons Pharmacy | 2.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Chaddesden, Oakwood and Spondon Police SNT | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Borrowash, Borrowash Cashzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,300 m² | 1.5 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,130 m² | 400 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Moravian Chapel/Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m south-west. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Moravian Chapel/Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south-west |
| The Moravian Manse | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m south-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m south |
| Locko Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashbed Plantation | Wood | 610 m east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 730 m south-east |
| Piggin Wood | Wood | 800 m north |
| Naylor's Plantation | Wood | 890 m east |
| Waterworks Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 29 |
7 of the postcode's 29 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.