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Thinking of living at DE7 8DS? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granby Junior School | Primary | 450 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| Chaucer Junior School | Primary | 550 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Charlotte Nursery and Infant School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| Chaucer Infant School | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 40.5 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kirk Hallam Community Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blue Mountain Education | Independent | 950 m | – |
| Jasmine House School | Independent | 4.6 km | – |
| Progression 2 Work | Independent | 4.6 km | – |
Every primary near DE7 8DS, 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 | 2.0 km | 11 |
| Football | Ilkeston FC | 630 m | 10 |
| Tennis | Rutland Sports Park Tennis Centre | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Swimming | Victoria Park Leisure Centre | 660 m | 3 |
| Bowls | The Stute Bowls Club | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Martial arts | Paragon Black Belt Academy | 420 m | 2 |
| Fitness | The Manor Health & Racquets Club | 600 m | 2 |
| Squash | The Manor Health & Racquets Club | 600 m | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Windsor Crescent Multi-Use Games Area | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Fishing | Stanton Fishing Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Phoenix Cue Sports | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Wash Meadows Basketball Facility | 190 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Rutland Sports Park | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | MFA Bowl | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Ice hockey | AJKM Hockey Barn | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Kirk Hallam Wheeled Sports Area | 2.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 203k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Tesco, 150 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (route 14); 43 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
The nearest primary school is Granby Junior School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 46% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 40.5 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Fernwood School (5.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 200 m away; Ilkeston News (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Old Station Surgery (500 m), with Evans Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Roots is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 8.6 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 38 restaurants and cafés and 24 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
McDonalds is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Ilkeston Town Football Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (29 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 201 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 19 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
It's growing: about 105 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wash Meadows, 250 m away; for exercise, Platinum Gyms & Fitness (100 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Colwick Country Park (West Lake), 14 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
57 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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For holidays, East Midlands is 16 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 65 km.
Most households own their home, 30% 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.