DE7 5EA, Ilkeston Town
Ilkeston Town, Erewash
- Council
- Erewash
- Neighbourhood
- Erewash 003B
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Ward
- Larklands
At a glance
11 of 14 stand out from the national average: income, work & education, crime, air quality, road noise, green space, house prices, demographics, schools, transport, broadband.
- AffluenceAround average for England.
- IncomeAmong the lowest-income areas in England.
- Work & educationMore residents in work than most areas in England.
- CrimeMore recorded crime than most areas in England.
- Flood riskNo properties here are in areas the Environment Agency assesses as at risk of river or sea flooding.
- Air qualityNitrogen dioxide here is close to the WHO's guideline level for negligible health risk.
- Road noiseRoad noise here is below the WHO guideline of 53dB.
- Green spaceRight by a green space — a few minutes' walk at most.
- House pricesLower house prices than most areas in England.
- Housing & householdsAround the average share of homeowners for England.
- DemographicsFewer residents reporting good health than most areas in England.
- SchoolsA short walk from a school.
- TransportRight by a stop — a few minutes' walk at most.
- BroadbandNearly all premises here can get gigabit broadband.
Where this is
- Accuracy
- Located to a building in this postcode
- Coordinates
- 52.9690, -1.2923
Money
Affluence
Around average for England.
Better off than 55 in 100 English neighbourhoods
Group 6 of 10.
Affluence profile
Compared with
- 7 places in 100 higher than Erewash
- 5 places in 100 higher than the England midpoint
Here 55 out of 100 · Erewash 48 out of 100 · England midpoint 50 out of 100
Income
Among the lowest-income areas in England.
£29,338
Higher than 5 in 100 wider neighbourhoods in England
Group 1 of 10.
Income profile
Compared with
- 19% below the Erewash average
- 29% below the England average
Here £29,338 · Erewash £36,013 · the average English neighbourhood £41,163
Work & education
More residents in work than most areas in England.
61.9%
Higher than 74 in 100 neighbourhoods in England
Group 8 of 10.
Highest qualification
- Degree level20.2%
- Apprenticeship / A-level29.3%
- GCSE level / other28.0%
- No qualifications22.5%
Occupation
- Professional34.8%
- Admin & trades26.3%
- Care & service19.0%
- Plant & elementary19.9%
Work
Compared with
- 3.3 points above Erewash
- 4.6 points above England
Here 61.9% · Erewash 58.6% · the average English neighbourhood 57.3%
Crime
More recorded crime than most areas in England.
142.1 per 1,000 residents
Lower than 15 in 100 neighbourhoods in England
Group 2 of 10.
Crime profile
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Compared with
- Half as much again as the Erewash rate
- Half as much again as the England rate
Here 142.1 per 1,000 residents · Erewash 91.7 per 1,000 · the average English neighbourhood 93.3 per 1,000
Environment
Flood risk
No properties here are in areas the Environment Agency assesses as at risk of river or sea flooding.
0 properties
Band 10 of 10.
Flood profile
Compared with
- 100% below the Erewash figure
- 100% below the England figure
Here 0 properties · Erewash 8.2 properties · the average English neighbourhood 2.7 properties
Air quality
Nitrogen dioxide here is close to the WHO's guideline level for negligible health risk.
10.8µg/m³
Band 8 of 10.
Air quality profile
Compared with
- About the same as the Erewash figure
- 18% above the England figure
Here 10.8µg/m³ · Erewash 11 · the average English neighbourhood 9.14
Road noise
Road noise here is below the WHO guideline of 53dB.
49 dB
Band 8 of 10.
Noise profile
Compared with
- 6% below the Erewash figure
Here 49 dB · Erewash 52 dB
Green space
Right by a green space — a few minutes' walk at most.
under 0.1 miles
Straight-line distance — closer than 59 in 100 postcodes in England.
Band 10 of 10.
Nearest green space
Straight-line distance from the postcode — not a walking or driving route.
- Play spaceunder 0.1 miles
- Public park or gardenunder 0.1 miles
- Allotments0.2 miles
Water & sewage
The nearest monitored storm overflows — where the sewer network is permitted to discharge during heavy rain — with the number of spills and total hours the water company reported for 2024, and the nearest designated bathing waters with their latest annual classification. Straight-line distances. These are counts as reported, not a rating of this postcode: a spill happens at the overflow’s location and affects the water it discharges into, not every home nearby.
Nearest monitored storm overflows, 2024
- Ilkeston - Potters Lock (SSO)26 spills · into River Erewash0.1 miles
- Erewash Sq Ilkeston Outlet 3 CSO39 spills · into River Erewash0.3 miles
- Cossall Combined Sewer Overflow53 spills · into River Erewash0.4 miles
Nearest designated bathing waters
- Colwick Country Park (West Lake)Classified Excellent at the last annual assessment8.3 miles
- Rutland Water Whitwell CreekClassified Excellent at the last annual assessment34.8 miles
Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflow Annual Returns · Environment Agency
Open Government Licence v3.0 · Data from August 2026
House prices & ownership
House prices
Lower house prices than most areas in England.
£180,000
Higher than 18 in 100 neighbourhoods in England
Group 2 of 10.
House prices profile
Compared with
- 14% below the Erewash average
- 37% below the England average
Here £180,000 · Erewash £210,000 · the average English neighbourhood £287,500
Housing & households
Around the average share of homeowners for England.
67.7%
Higher than 53 in 100 neighbourhoods in England
Group 6 of 10.
Housing tenure
- Owner-occupied67.7%
- Private rented26.3%
- Social rented5.5%
Household type
- Living alone33.1%
- Couples, no children22.4%
- With children19.9%
- Other households24.6%
Home size (bedrooms)
- 1 bedroom6.2%
- 2 bedrooms36.8%
- 3 bedrooms45.5%
- 4+ bedrooms11.5%
Cars and vans
- No car21.9%
- One car44.3%
- Two or more cars33.9%
Compared with
- 3.1 points below Erewash
- 5.5 points above England
Here 67.7% · Erewash 70.8% · the average English neighbourhood 62.2%
Who lives here
Demographics
Fewer residents reporting good health than most areas in England.
78.3%
Higher than 24 in 100 neighbourhoods in England
Group 3 of 10.
Age
- Aged under 1512.6%
- Aged 65+21.4%
- Aged 15–6466.0%
Ethnic group
- White96.3%
- Asian1.3%
- Black0.4%
- Mixed1.1%
- Other group0.9%
Country of birth
- Born in UK95.0%
- Born in Europe2.8%
- Middle East & Asia1.0%
- Born in Africa0.9%
- Americas & Caribbean0.3%
Religion
- Christian41.6%
- No religion52.6%
- Muslim0.2%
- Hindu0.5%
- Other religions0.4%
- Not answered4.7%
Health & language
Compared with
- 1.4 points below Erewash
- 3.5 points below England
Here 78.3% · Erewash 79.7% · the average English neighbourhood 81.8%
Politics
How this postcode’s constituency voted at the general election on 4 July 2024. A constituency is a large area — around 70,000 voters — so this describes a much wider patch than the street. These are simply the votes as counted: nothing here is ranked, scored, or compared with anywhere else.
- Constituency
- Erewash
- MP
- Adam Thompson (Labour)
- Result
- Lab gain from Con
Vote share, 2024 general election
- Labour40.1%
- Conservative26.4%
- Reform UK21.3%
- Green5.8%
- Liberal Democrat5.6%
- Other candidates0.8%
- Majority
- 5,859 votes
- Turnout
- 60.1% of 71,501 electors
General election 2024 results by constituency (CBP-10009) · House of Commons Library
Open Parliament Licence v3.0 · Data from July 2024
Schools
A short walk from a school.
0.2 miles
Straight-line distance — closer than 62 in 100 postcodes in England.
Band 9 of 10.
Nearest schools
Straight-line distance from the postcode — not a walking or driving route.
- Larklands Infant SchoolCommunity school · Primary0.2 miles
- Kensington Junior AcademyAcademy converter · Primary0.4 miles
- Chaucer Infant SchoolAcademy converter · Primary0.5 miles
Transport
Right by a stop — a few minutes' walk at most.
0.1 miles
Straight-line distance — closer than 42 in 100 postcodes in England.
Band 10 of 10.
Nearest transport
Straight-line distance from the postcode — not a walking or driving route.
- Andrew AvenueBus stop0.1 miles
- Andrew AvenueBus stop0.1 miles
- Heathfield AvenueBus stop0.1 miles
Broadband
Nearly all premises here can get gigabit broadband.
100.0%
Band 10 of 10.
Broadband profile
Compared with
- 6.2 points above Erewash
- 15.6 points above England
Here 100.0% · Erewash 93.8% · the average English neighbourhood 84.4%
Nearby postcodes
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| Dataset | Published by | Geography | Data from |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Indices of Deprivation 2025OGL-3.0 | Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government | neighbourhood (LSOA) | November 2025 |
| Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023OGL-3.0 | Office for National Statistics | wider neighbourhood (MSOA) | April 2023 |
| Census 2021 bulk topic-summary tablesOGL-3.0 | Office for National Statistics (via Nomis) | neighbourhood (LSOA) | March 2021 |
| Street-level crime, outcomes and stop-and-search dataOGL-3.0 | Home Office (data.police.uk) | neighbourhood (LSOA) | June 2026 |
| Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (NaFRA2)OGL-3.0 | Environment Agency | postcode | June 2026 |
| UK-AIR modelled background pollution maps (NO2, PM2.5, PM10)OGL-3.0 | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | postcode | December 2024 |
| Strategic noise mapping Round 4 (road, rail, airport)OGL-3.0 | Defra | postcode | August 2026 |
| OS Open GreenspaceOGL-3.0 | Ordnance Survey | postcode | August 2026 |
| Price Paid DataOGL-3.0 | HM Land Registry | neighbourhood (LSOA) | August 2026 |
| Get Information about Schools (GIAS) full establishment extractOGL-3.0 | Department for Education | postcode | August 2026 |
| National Public Transport Access Nodes (NaPTAN)OGL-3.0 | Department for Transport | postcode | August 2026 |
| Connected Nations 2025 — fixed broadband & mobile coverageOGL-3.0 | Ofcom | postcode | July 2025 |
| General election 2024 results by constituency (CBP-10009)Open Parliament Licence | House of Commons Library | Westminster constituency | July 2024 |
| Bathing Water QualityOGL-3.0 | Environment Agency | postcode | August 2026 |
| Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflow Annual ReturnsOGL-3.0 | Environment Agency | postcode | August 2026 |
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023, Office for National Statistics.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Census 2021, Office for National Statistics.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Crime and outcome data, data.police.uk / Home Office.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Environment Agency.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. UK-AIR background pollution maps, Defra.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Strategic noise mapping Round 4, Defra.
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Get Information about Schools, Department for Education.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. NaPTAN, Department for Transport.
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Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. General election 2024 results, House of Commons Library.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Bathing Water Quality, Environment Agency.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflow Annual Returns, Environment Agency.
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