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Thinking of living at DE24 0ER? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landau Forte Academy Moorhead | Primary | 250 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Wyndham Spencer Academy | Primary | 450 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Oakwood Junior School | Primary | 650 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Oakwood Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 700 m | – |
| Alvaston Moor Academy | Secondary | 250 m | Attainment 8: 32.4 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Noel-Baker Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 36.3 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chellaston Academy | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 49.2 · 15% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| UTC Derby Pride Park | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 42 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| West Park School | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Normanton House School | Independent | 3.1 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aurora Ryefields School | Independent | 5.1 km | – |
| Emmanuel School (Derby) | Independent | 5.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Derby Leisure & Events Venue Derby | 1.6 km | 12 |
| Bowls | Alvaston & Boulton/Brackens Crown Green Bowls Club | 730 m | 11 |
| Cricket | Alvaston and Boulton Cricket Club | 1.7 km | 8 |
| Football | 3G MUGA | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Moorways Sports Village And Water Park | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Cycling | Alvaston Park | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Boxing | Allenton Boxing Academy | 810 m | 3 |
| Fitness | Derby Athletics Club | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Yoga | City Balance Body & Mind | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Golf | Derby Golf Course | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Alvaston Park Skate Park | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Alter Rock Climbing Centre | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Laser tag | Laser Quest | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Padel | We are Padel | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Snooker | A1 Snooker Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 33. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Peartree, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 5k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Derby.
The nearest bus stop is Matthew Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (route 1C); 28 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Landau Forte Academy Moorhead, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 53% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Alvaston Moor Academy, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 32.4 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Landau Forte College (4.3 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative, 500 m away, with Aradyan Mini Market closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lister House (550 m), with Jhl Pharmacies the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Anderson's Hairstyling is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 5.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Clear Mind Community Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Brackens Hotel the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 140 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 8% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 53% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Kiwi Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Allenton Boxing Academy (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 10 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 53 km.
28 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.