# DE7 8GJ: area report for a postcode in Erewash

DE7 8GJ is a postcode in Erewash.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Erewash. Open the map at DE7 8GJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) › [DE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de7) › [DE7 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de7-8)

## Around this postcode

- **73 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Erewash 003D: 260 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ
- **Ilkeston, 700 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ
- **No property in DE7 8GJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Erewash 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ
- **£217,941 average price**: For the whole of Erewash, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DE7 8GJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ
- **Low road and rail noise at DE7 8GJ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chaucer Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chaucer-junior-school-e147748) | Primary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chaucer Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chaucer-infant-school-e147747) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Charlotte Nursery and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlotte-nursery-and-infant-school-e112575) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Larklands Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larklands-infant-school-e112708) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-ilkeston-enterprise-academy-e137109) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Granby Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/granby-junior-school-e112571) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blue Mountain Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blue-mountain-education-e131536) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Kensington Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kensington-junior-academy-e147359) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2025 | £152,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2024 | £75,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2023 | £159,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ilkeston (700 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OLD STATION SURGERY (650 m); GLADSTONE HOUSE SURGERY (870 m); SOUTH STREET SURGERY (930 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (420 m); MANOR PHARMACY (510 m); EVANS PHARMACY (650 m); PEAK PHARMACY (950 m); WELL (950 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (580 m); DENTAL SURGERY (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Ilkeston (280 m, Iceland); Tesco Ilkeston Chalons Way Extra (290 m, Tesco); M&S Ilkeston SF (310 m, Marks and Spencer); Heron Hallam Fields Ilkeston (400 m, Heron); Aldi Cotmanhay Ilkeston (450 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £217,941** (July 2026). Erewash’s average house price was £217,941 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,290** (2025). Full-time workers living in Erewash earned a median of £36,290 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 104th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Erewash costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.7** (2025). Erewash has a deprivation score of 20.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 127th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Erewash 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 52.6** (2025). Erewash 003D has a deprivation score of 52.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,924th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £130,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Erewash 003D was £130,000 in 2025. Joint 1,286th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,529** (2021). Erewash 003D had 1,529 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,937th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Erewash 003D, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DE7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE7 was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 339th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,033** (2021). DE7 had 51,033 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 189th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 36%** (2022). About 36% of people in DE7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.1%** (January 2026). In DE7, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash)
- Centre: 52.9762, -1.3038

Council: [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/erewash): Adam Thompson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3038,52.9762,DE78GJ

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