NG10 3BL Erewash
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sawley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Draycott Road, Long Eaton: 19 addresses
- Plant Lane, Long Eaton: 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 (40% of about 620 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 43-45, Wharfedale Road, Wharfedale Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 5 low and 10 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 addresses are about 31 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% 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 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| East Midlands Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Attenborough 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Medical Centre Sawley | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northbound Services Trowell | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Lock Ln Parking | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Moir Medical Centre | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peak Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sawley Dental Practice | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Police station | Long Eaton Police SNT | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Draycott Road, Sawley Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Sawley Lakeside Park 8,340 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,250 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sawley Park 3.0 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 500 m (0.3 miles) south. 8 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 All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Roman fort 200yds (182m) E of All Saints' Church | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Moated site SE of Sawley Locks | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church Wilne Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Derwent Mouth | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| St Chad's Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Forbes Hole | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Red Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Old Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 20 | 20 |
15 of the postcode's 20 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 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 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 6 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 Draycott Road.