Area Information for Ilkeston, DE7 3GW

This postcode in Ilkeston is in the East Midlands region of England. The postcode is within the Ockbrook & Borrowash ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Mid Derbyshire. This page combines information for the address Ilkeston, DE7 3GW, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of DE7 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Please Note

This postcode was terminated by the Royal Mail in December 1992. Where possible, we have attempted to find data relating to the area in which the postcode used to reside before retirement. However, some data such as street names and house pricing is based on current postcodes only and so may be missing or incomplete.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Erewash
Ward Ockbrook & Borrowash
Constituency Mid Derbyshire * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region East Midlands
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is detached houses, with the most common tenure being outright ownership. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Borrowash and Ockbrook), and the Derbyshire Constabulary force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in February 2025, when 24 crimes were reported within half a mile of DE7 3GW.

Nearby Services

StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...

More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Ilkeston, DE7 3GW is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 55
Semi-Detached 36
Terraced 26
Flat (Purpose-Built) 3
Flat (Converted) 0
Residence in Converted Building inc. former schools, churches, warehouses 1
Residence in Commercial Building 8
Total 129
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 61
Owned with Mortgage 33
Shared Ownership 2
Rented: From Council 2
Rented: Other Social 3
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 27
Rented: Other 4
Rent Free 0
Total 132

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 49
Two People 51
Three People 14
Four People 11
Five People 2
Six People 1
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 128

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Ilkeston consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 49
Family Household 77
Other Household 2
Total 128

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 70
Deprived In One Dimension 38
Deprived In Two Dimensions 17
Deprived In Three Dimensions 2
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 127

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Mid Derbyshire constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 46% male.

Gender
Male 118
Female 139
Total 257

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 9
5-9 17
10-14 13
15-19 9
20-24 13
25-29 8
30-34 10
35-39 15
40-44 20
45-49 16
50-54 20
55-59 20
60-64 20
65-69 18
70-74 15
75-79 22
80-84 6
85+ 12
Total 263

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode DE7 3GW does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 72
Married 92
Separated 7
Divorced 23
Widowed 24
Total 218

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 111
Good 91
Fair 42
Bad 12
Very Bad 1
Total 257

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 66
Apprenticeship 16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 50
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 26
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 14
No GCSEs or Equivalent 40
Other 1
Total 213

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Ilkeston) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 97% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 250
Mixed Ethnicity 6
Other 1
Total 257

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 242
European Union 6
Rest of Europe 3
Africa 3
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 2
Total 256

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 242
10+ Years 8
5-10 Years 4
2-5 Years 3
Less Than 2 Years 1
Total 258

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to DE7 3GW.

Passport(s) Held
None 37
United Kingdom 210
Republic of Ireland 1
European Union 8
Rest of Europe 0

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 102
Christian 132
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 1
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 1
Not Stated 21
Total 257

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Ockbrook & Borrowash ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of retired residents - 36% of the resident population. On average, around 21.7% of census respondents were retired. This represents a significant increase since the 2011 census, where 13.8% were retired. This may be partly explained by the number of people aged 65 years and over increasing in the UK, and partially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce in the time leading up to the census.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 69
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 18
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 21
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 1
Unemployed 2
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 8
Retired 78
Looking After Home or Family 6
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 9
Other 3
Total 215

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 17
Professional Occupations 25
Associate Professional Occupations 17
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 12
Skilled Trades Occupations 7
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 16
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 5
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 9
Elementary Occupations 2
Total 110

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 33
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 53
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 36
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 20
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 13
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 30
Semi-Routine Occupation 16
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 7
Full-time Student 9
Total 217

Ilkeston, DE7 3GW is within the Borrowash and Ockbrook policing neighbourhood, under the Derbyshire Constabulary force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In February 2025, 24 crimes were reported within half a mile of DE7 3GW.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 24 crimes committed near DE7 3GW
Neighbourhood Team Address Borrowash and Ockbrook
Midland St
Long Eaton
NG10 1NA
Force Website: http://www.derbyshire.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to DE7 3GW. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for DE7 3GW.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 17 closest railway stations to Ilkeston, DE7 3GW. The nearest railway station is Spondon, approximately 1.4 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Spondon 1.4 miles
Derby 3.6 miles
Peartree 4 miles
Long Eaton 4 miles
East Midlands Parkway 5.5 miles
Attenborough 6.1 miles
Ilkeston 6.1 miles
Beeston 7.2 miles
Duffield 7.2 miles
Langley Mill 8 miles
Willington 8.6 miles
Belper 9.3 miles
Bulwell 9.9 miles
Nottingham 11 miles
Ambergate 12 miles
Loughborough 12 miles
Hucknall 12 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Ilkeston, DE7 3GW. The nearest is Ashbrook Infant School, approximately 410 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Ilkeston, DE7 3GW. The nearest is West Park School, approximately 1.8 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
West Park School 1.8 miles April 2016
    
Lees Brook Academy 2.7 miles September 2023
    
Noel-Baker Academy 3 miles February 2022
    
Alvaston Moor Academy 3 miles November 2023
    
Derby Pride Academy 3 miles April 2014
    
Friesland School 3.2 miles November 2023
    
UTC Derby Pride Park 3.4 miles December 2023
    
Wilsthorpe School 3.6 miles November 2016
    
Chellaston Academy 3.8 miles September 2023
    
Da Vinci Academy 3.8 miles October 2021
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Ilkeston, DE7 3GW. The nearest is The Park Medical Practice, approximately 460 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Ilkeston, DE7 3GW. The nearest is Borrowash Dental Centre, approximately 320 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Ilkeston, DE7 3GW. The nearest is Cygnet Hospital Derby, approximately 3.2 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Ilkeston, DE7 3GW. The nearest is Stephens A C, approximately 310 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Stephens A C 310 yards
Mark Davis Optician 1.5 miles
Asda Stores Ltd 2 miles
Alvaston Opticians 2.3 miles
Darling Eyecare Ltd 2.6 miles
Costco Derby 2.8 miles
Lancaster & Thorpe 2.9 miles
Simply Specs 3.3 miles
Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Oakwood 3.3 miles
Oakwood Eyecare 3.3 miles

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.