Openacre Ironville, Amber Valley
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (NG16), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 601148.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Amber Valley cost £232,141 in August 2026 (+2.7% on a year); private rents averaged £807 a month.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 6).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: 2 of its postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area; ask for a coal mining search.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 69 times (442 hours) in 2025.
- 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 0% to 40% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Alfreton, about 4.4 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 75 to 78 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Jacksdale Medical Centre, about 880 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 13% of households owned their home and 11% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 132 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Amber Valley
A typical home in Amber Valley cost £232,141 in August 2026, 2.7% more than a year before. That is 19% more than five years earlier and 52% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £335,368 |
| Semi-detached | £219,702 |
| Terraced | £174,717 |
| Flat or maisonette | £135,362 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £205,248 |
Private renters in Amber Valley paid £807 a month on average in September 2026, 5.2% more than a year before. That is 38% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £589 |
| Two bedrooms | £749 |
| Three bedrooms | £923 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,292 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 61 m². Most common: Flat (12). Built: 1976-1982 (5); 1967-1975 (4); 1983-1990 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (12).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 7,290 kWh of it on average in 2024, 36% less than the district's 11,461 kWh, and 3,727 kWh of electricity, 18% more than the district's 3,147 kWh. There are gas meters for about 63% of the homes.
1 of its postcodes has no gas meters recorded among 10 or more homes: often flats heated by electricity, or homes off the gas grid.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG16 5QA | 12 7 Economy 7 | 6,753 kWh | none recorded | |
| NG16 5NX | 18 | 1,448 kWh | 19 | 7,176 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is NG16.
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 (72% of about 710 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)
- Land off Parkside Close, Ironville: up to 5 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Spring Road Riddings: up to 14 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 69 times, for 442 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Erewash.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironville - Victoria Street Sps Severn Trent Water | River Erewash | 25 | 81 | 160 m |
| Pye Bridge Sewage Treatment Works Severn Trent Water | River Erewash | 44 | 360 | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 75 m and 78 m above sea level (76 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG16 5NX | 100% | 40% | 40% | 0% |
| NG16 5QA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alfreton 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King William Street Ironville | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alfreton Bus Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 25.8 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jacksdale Medical Centre | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Acorn Pharmacy | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jacksdale Dental Centre | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripley Hospital Utc | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Old Vicarage Good Mar 2019 | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Derbyshire Police | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,460 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pye Hill | Hill | 400 m (0.2 miles) east |
| Highfield Wood | Wood | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Riddings Wood | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Codnorpark Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Waterworks Plantation | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Golden Valley | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 addresses is 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 190 m | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 54% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 47% in 2024 and 47% in 2023) |
| Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 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: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 55% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 35% in 2024 and 39% in 2023) |
| Riddings Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 53% in 2024 and 49% in 2023) |
| Riddings Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | None published |
| Westwood Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 310 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clowns Childrens Centre NG16 5NN | Full day care | 75 | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 310 m |
| Rattle and Roll Performance Wraparound and Holiday Club: Jacksdale NG16 5JU | Out-of-school day care | 45 | Not inspected yet | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 276 childminders and 28 home childcarers (nannies) in Derbyshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironville And Codnor Park Primary School NG16 5NB | School/college/university | 80 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2023 |
| Clowns Childrens Centre NG16 5NB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Anvil Club NG16 5NN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 6 Sep 2017 |
| Ironville Post Office NG16 5NJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2023 |
| Creative Care (East Midlands) Ltd At The Old Vicarage NG16 5NP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 70 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Elizabeth Park (58); On or near King William Street (18); On or near Regent Court (11); On or near Openacre (11); On or near Albert Street (11).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 37% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 83% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 18% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 11% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 43% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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
Nearby streets
Victoria Crescent · Elizabeth Park · King William Street · Albert Street · Meadow Street · Albert Street · Victoria Street · Regent Court · The King William Centre · Adelaide Walk · Deepdale · Waterside
All the streets in NG16 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.