Merton Close Heanor, Amber Valley
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (DE75), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 630624.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 12).
- Flood: 2 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 Amber Valley costs £2,408 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Langley Mill, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Heanor Memorial Park, is about 110 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 118 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Park Surgery, about 120 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 157 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 62 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (6); Flat (3); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 2003-2006 (11); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (11).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Amber Valley in 2026-27: Band D £2,408 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,605 | £1,873 | £2,140 | £2,408 | £2,943 | £3,478 | £4,013 | £4,815 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (45% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- 19 Church Street Heanor: up to 12 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 19 Church Street, Heanor: up to 9 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Land off Whysall Street Heanor: up to 76 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Land off Whysall Street, Heanor: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Delves Court Heanor: up to 30 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Memory Lane Inn 72 Derby Road Heanor: up to 13 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Land to Rear of The Butchers Arms Hands Road Heanor: up to 11 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Land West of Old Coppice Side Heanor: up to 30 homes, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE75 7UX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| DE75 7UW | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 118 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE75 7UW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DE75 7UX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Ilkeston 203,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Library Heanor | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wood Street Ilkeston | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wilmot Street Car Park | 130 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 20.1 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park Surgery | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peak Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 210 m |
| Hospital | Heanor Memorial Hospital 2 | 340 m |
| Police station | Heanor and Langley Mill Police SNT | 290 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heanor Memorial Park 3.0 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Shipley Country Park 300 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,960 m² | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,250 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 303 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m north. 8 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 St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hufton's Coppice | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Osborne's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Newcastle Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Cinderhill Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Erewash Valley | Valley | 3 km (1.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 15 |
2 of the street's 15 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 Amber Valley: see them on the Amber Valley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mundy CofE Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 300 m | No published inspection |
| Coppice Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Marlpool Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Marlpool Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Laceyfields Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Howitt Primary Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Heanor Gate Spencer Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Langley Mill Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Aldercar High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Post-16 provision: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Aldercar Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Learners Day Nursery DE75 7EF | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Heanor Miners Welfare DE75 7DT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Manor Pharmacy DE75 7DT | Retailers - other | 210 m | Exempt | |
| Heanor Park Care Home DE75 7DT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| DH Lawrence Cafe DE75 7AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Stepping Stones Day Care Centre DE75 7AG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jul 2025 |
| The Drunken Dog DE75 7EG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| News 4 You DE75 7EG | Retailers - other | 230 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Crest Of The Wave DE75 7EG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2026 |
| UK Chicken And Pizza DE75 7EG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 4 Good | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Domino's Pizza DE75 7EG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2023 |
| Costcutter DE75 7EG | Retailers - other | 230 m | 4 Good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| The Market Cask DE75 7EG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Burger Wurger Ltd DE75 7EG | Other catering premises | 240 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Fish Hut DE75 7AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 51 |
| Public order | 32 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (71); On or near Mundy Street (43); On or near Merton Close (12); On or near Park Court (8); On or near Vicarage Gardens (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- Food hygiene ratings Cafe Jaks (restaurant/cafe/canteen, DE75 7GD) re-inspected, still 4 Good (rated 5 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Lilac Grove · Greyfriars Close · Trinity Way · Mundy Street · Wilmot Street · Keeble Close · Market Street · Vicarage Gardens · Church Street · Godfrey Street · Lockton Avenue · Stainsby Avenue
All the streets in DE75 and across Amber Valley.
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.