Valley Close Lower Pilsley, North East Derbyshire
13 addresses across 1 postcode (S45), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 27701475.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £178,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 3, F: 1).
- 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 North East Derbyshire costs £2,467 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Alfreton, about 7.5 km (4.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 149 to 154 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Lawrence Road Surgery, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | £178,500 | £150,000 | £207,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £62,500 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £102,000 | £102,000 | £102,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £76,200 | £76,200 | £76,200 |
| 2007 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £94,950 | £94,950 | £94,950 |
| 2001 | 2 | £43,450 | £42,950 | £43,950 |
| 2000 | 2 | £38,000 | £25,000 | £51,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £35,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £34,250 | £34,250 | £34,250 |
| 1997 | 2 | £35,500 | £35,000 | £36,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £45,950 | £45,950 | £45,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2022 | 10 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2022 | 7 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £207,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2017 | 8 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £62,500 | |
| 6 May 2014 | 4 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £102,000 | |
| 20 May 2011 | 10 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £76,200 | |
| 13 Apr 2007 | 5 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 7 May 2004 | 2 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £94,950 | |
| 20 Sep 2001 | 5 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £42,950 | |
| 9 Mar 2001 | 4 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £43,950 | |
| 15 Sep 2000 | 1 S45 8DP | Detached | £51,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2000 | 18 S45 8DP | Terraced | £25,000 | |
| 26 Mar 1999 | 2 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £35,000 | |
| 14 Aug 1998 | 10 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £34,250 | |
| 19 Aug 1997 | 8 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £35,000 | |
| 27 Mar 1997 | 4 S45 8DP | Semi-detached | £36,000 | |
| 17 Feb 1995 | 1 S45 8DP | Detached | £45,950 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 66 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7). Built: 1976-1982 (3); 1983-1990 (2); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in North East Derbyshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,467 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,644 | £1,918 | £2,193 | £2,467 | £3,015 | £3,563 | £4,111 | £4,933 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (39% of about 1,010 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)
- Pilsley Miners Welfare, Rupert Street, Pilsley, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Pilsley Miners Welfare, Rupert Street, Pilsley: up to 3 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 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
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 149 m and 154 m above sea level (152 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S45 8DP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alfreton 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Chesterfield 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Sutton Parkway 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Park House Primary School Lower Pilsley | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Clay Cross | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Coral Way Car Park | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 37.6 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Lawrence Road Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pilsley Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Clay Cross Dental | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Clay Cross Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Clay Cross Police SNT | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parkhouse Green 7,850 m² | 300 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,610 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hagg Hill | Hill | 610 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Locko Plantation | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Broomridding Wood | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Padley Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Bowler's Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Wolfie Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 13 |
3 of the street's 13 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 North East Derbyshire: see them on the North East Derbyshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park House Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 210 m | No published inspection |
| Pilsley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Sharley Park Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Star Inn S45 8DB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 20 Apr 2023 |
| Park House Primary School S45 8DB | School/college/university | 330 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Park House Primary School Breakfast And After School Club S45 8DB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 27 Sep 2023 |
| Nibbles, Needles And Hooks S45 8DB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Valley Close (3); On or near Acacia Drive (3); On or near Dale View Close (2); On or near The Acres (2); On or near Locko Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 76% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- S45 8DP: 13 addresses
Nearby streets
Dale View Road · Locko Road · Dale View Close · Acacia Drive · The Acres · Mulberry Walk · Acres Road · Hazel Avenue · Barnetts Way · Park House Road
All the streets in S45 and across North East Derbyshire.
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.