Slack Road Amber Valley
17 addresses across 3 postcodes (DE7), about 620 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local access road. USRN 630181.
- 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: 9 homes have an energy certificate (E: 3, F: 3, G: 3).
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 17 times (33 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Pinnacle Storage Park, Dale Abbey - Solar PV Panels, is 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Amber Valley costs £2,408 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ilkeston, about 3.1 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Shipley Country Park, is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 61 to 77 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Old Station Surgery, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- 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
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 89 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (3); House, detached (2); House, end-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (6); 1900-1929 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 12,082 kWh of it on average in 2024, 12% more than the district's 10,775 kWh, and 2,788 kWh of electricity, 10% less than the district's 3,082 kWh. There are gas meters for about 92% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE7 6BX | 9 | 3,589 kWh | under 5 | |
| DE7 6HU | 58 16 Economy 7 | 2,449 kWh | 59 | 13,580 kWh |
| DE7 9HG | 44 21 Economy 7 | 1,957 kWh | 43 | 8,261 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 DE7.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (26% of about 1,990 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: yes, Amber Valley, Erewash.
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Storage Park, Dale Abbey - Solar PV Panels Erewash 0322/0080 | Solar farm | 1 MW | Being built Jan 2023 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Newthorpe Wind Turbine Broxtowe 10/00717/FUL | Wind 1 turbine | 2.5 MW | Operational Apr 2014 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Crompton Road, Ilkeston - Anaerobic Digestion Plant Erewash CW8/0721/16 | Anaerobic digestion | Operational Apr 2022 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE7 6BX | not in 2 or 3 | 7 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE7 6HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE7 9HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
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 17 times, for 33 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Nut Brook, Tributary of Stanley Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapperley Village Storm Overflow Severn Trent Water | Nut Brook | 3 | 7 | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| St Wilfrid's Road Cso Severn Trent Water | Tributary of Stanley Brook | 14 | 27 | 710 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 3 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. 1 more is elsewhere in the coalfield, at low risk.
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 17 addresses are between 61 m and 77 m above sea level (66 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE7 6BX | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DE7 6HU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DE7 9HG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ilkeston 203,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Spondon 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Wood Street Ilkeston | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Car Park Lines & Signs | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 16.9 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Old Station Surgery Requires improvement Dec 2023 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Evans Pharmacy | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heanor Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Ilkeston Community Hospital Cdc | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Coppice and Oakside Good Mar 2019 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Derbyshire Police - Ilkeston Enquiry Office | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ilkeston Cashzone | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shipley Country Park 300 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 940 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,940 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,350 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 300 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site in Mapperley Park Wood, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site in Mapperley Park Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Park Hall moated site, well and enclosure | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mapperley Wood | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Mapperley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Brook Plantation | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Mapperley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Erewash Valley | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 78% in 2023) |
| Granby Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 46% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 1% at the higher standard (2025; 33% in 2024 and 49% in 2023) |
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 930 m (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lanes Day Nursery DE7 6HU | Full day care | 42 | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Little Plums Nursery Ilkeston DE7 9HE | Full day care | 47 | May 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 | 1.3 km (0.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Woodward DE7 6BX | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 26 Apr 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Slack Road (14).
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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 10 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
- DE7 6BX: 15 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- DE7 6HU: 1 address of 70 in the postcode
- DE7 9HG: 1 address of 49 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in DE7 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.