Borrowash Bypass Borrowash, Erewash
12 addresses across 5 postcodes (DE21,DE72), about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 14025984.
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Erewash costs £2,361 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Spondon, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 50 to 72 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 12 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Overdale Medical Practice, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 1,740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (49% of about 2,370 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- FARMBUILDING AT MANOR FARM, grade II
- Ockbrook and Borrowash War Memorial, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 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 42 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 3 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE72 3HN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE72 3RD | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 4 / 4 | unlikely |
| DE72 3RU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE21 7PH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE72 3JP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 12 addresses are between 50 m and 72 m above sea level (64 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE21 7PH | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
| DE72 3HN | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DE72 3JP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DE72 3RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DE72 3RU | 75% | 75% | 75% | 25% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Long Eaton 652,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Priorway Avenue Shops Borrowash | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Overdale Medical Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wilsons Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Police station | Chaddesden, Oakwood and Spondon Police SNT | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Borrowash, Borrowash Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Ashbed Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Naylor's Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Garden Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Waterworks Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 12 |
9 of the street's 12 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ashbrook Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Ashbrook Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (derbyshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 4 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- DE72 3HN: 6 addresses
- DE72 3RD: 2 addresses of 49 in the postcode
- DE72 3RU: 2 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- DE21 7PH: 1 address of 51 in the postcode
- DE72 3JP: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.