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Thinking of living at DE7 4LF? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 0 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Field House Infant School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Kensington Junior Academy | Primary | 800 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Chaucer Infant School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Ladywood Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Kirk Hallam Community Academy | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 40.5 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blue Mountain Education | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Hemlock Stone School | Independent | 4.5 km | – |
Every primary near DE7 4LF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Arthur Fisher Memorial Ground | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Football | Ilkeston FC | 2.2 km | 6 |
| Tennis | Ilkeston Tennis Club | 480 m | 4 |
| Squash | Manor Fitness And Squash Club | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Rutland Sports Park | 650 m | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Windsor Crescent Multi-Use Games Area | 990 m | 2 |
| Swimming | Victoria Park Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Fitness | The Manor Health & Racquets Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | Paragon Black Belt Academy | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Kirk Hallam Wheeled Sports Area | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Fishing | Stanton Fishing Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | MFA Bowl | 300 m | 1 |
| Ice hockey | AJKM Hockey Barn | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Wash Meadows Basketball Facility | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Bowls | The Stute Bowls Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Ilkeston Rugby Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. 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 Ilkeston, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 203k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Moss Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes 32, 59, 59A, 111); 29 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 70% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kirk Hallam Community Academy, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 38.7 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (5.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrison's, 500 m away, with Ilkeston PFS (Applegreen Nutbrook SS opposite 90) closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South Street Surgery (450 m), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, L Beautique is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 11 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 45% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
MFA Bowl Ilkeston is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The General Havelock the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 28 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 63% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Chaucer Old Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Snap Fitness (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 15 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 63 km.
50 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
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.