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Thinking of living at DE7 6BT? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Scargill CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 35% met the expected standard |
| Stanley Common Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 0% met the expected standard |
| Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 40.5 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kirk Hallam Community Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Heanor Gate Spencer Academy | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 49.6 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aldercar High School | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 33.9 · 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Jasmine House School | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
| Blue Mountain Education | Independent | 4.1 km | – |
| Progression 2 Work | Independent | 6.1 km | – |
Every primary near DE7 6BT, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Shipley Cricket Club | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Football | Heanor Miners Welfare Football Pitch | 3.0 km | 7 |
| Tennis | Rutland Sports Park | 2.9 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Heanor Miners Welfare Bowling Green | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Martial arts | Paragon Black Belt Academy | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Victoria Park Leisure Centre | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Manor Fitness And Squash Club | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Fitness | The Manor Health & Racquets Club | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Golf | Morley Hayes | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Model aerodrome | Parkhall Helicopter Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Rutland Sports Park | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Unity Gym Heanor | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Functional training | Unity Gym Heanor | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | MFA Bowl | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Archery | Lady Wood | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Snooker | South East Derbyshire Snooker Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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 drive away (4.0 km), with 203k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest primary school is Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 56% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy, 2.8 km away; Attainment 8: 48.1 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (1.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.8 km away, with J Woodward closer still (900 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is West Hallam Medical Ctr (1.8 km), with Evans Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.8 km).
For a haircut, West Hallam Barbers is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 13 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Bottle Kiln is the closest café or restaurant (1.0 km), and Old Black Horse the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 175 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 163 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is High Lane Central Recreation Ground, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Arthur Fisher Memorial Ground (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 20 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 68 km.
Most households own their home, 20% 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.
3 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.