Sparrow Close Derby
25 addresses across 2 postcodes (DE24), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 10802863.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (C: 24).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Derby costs £2,306 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Peartree, about 2.3 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 160 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 50 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Village Surgery, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 18% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 180 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
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (24). Built: 1983-1990 (18); 1991-1995 (3); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (22); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Derby in 2026-27: Band D £2,306 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,537 | £1,794 | £2,050 | £2,306 | £2,818 | £3,331 | £3,843 | £4,612 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (59% of about 630 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.
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
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.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 50 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE24 9JU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DE24 9NT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Willington 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grampian Infants School Sinfin | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Derby | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | A50 Parking | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 12.8 km (7.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Village Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wilsons Pharmacy | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jordan Dental | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Derby Hospital (Nuh) | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Littleover Police Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest First Choice Convenience, Sinfin Cashzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,950 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sinfin Moor Allotments 1.4 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 8.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hell Meadow | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Meadow Drain | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Moor Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Elm Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Barrow-hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
1 of the street's 25 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 Derby: see them on the Derby page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grampian Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 100 m | No published inspection |
| Redwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Stenson Fields Primary Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| City of Derby Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Not met |
| Cottons Farm Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Ash Croft Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Gayton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ridgeway Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Akaal Primary School Sikh | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Griffe Field Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Derby Moor Spencer Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grampian Inn DE24 9NB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2024 |
| First Choice Convenience Store DE24 9NB | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2025 |
| Landemere Residential Home DE24 3JX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 4 Good | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Grampian Primary Academy DE24 9LU | School/college/university | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jun 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 107 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Glengarry Way (50); On or near Rothesay Close (22); On or near Dodburn Court (17); On or near Sparrow Close (16); On or near Southcroft (15).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 71% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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
Wagtail Close · Skylark Way · Swallowdale Road · Bluebird Court · Stockdove Close · Merlin Green · Swallowdale Road · Nicola Gardens · Siskin Drive · Rothesay Close · Pintail Drive · Curlew Close
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.