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Thinking of living at DE7 8GF? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granby Junior School | Primary | 200 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| Charlotte Nursery and Infant School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| Chaucer Junior School | Primary | 850 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Chaucer Infant School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 40.5 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kirk Hallam Community Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blue Mountain Education | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Jasmine House School | Independent | 4.2 km | – |
| Progression 2 Work | Independent | 4.7 km | – |
Every primary near DE7 8GF, 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 | 11 |
| Football | Ilkeston FC | 1.0 km | 10 |
| Tennis | Rutland Sports Park Tennis Centre | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Victoria Park Leisure Centre | 410 m | 4 |
| Martial arts | Paragon Black Belt Academy | 510 m | 3 |
| Bowls | The Stute Bowls Club | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Fitness | The Manor Health & Racquets Club | 400 m | 2 |
| Squash | The Manor Health & Racquets Club | 400 m | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Windsor Crescent Multi-Use Games Area | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Fishing | Stanton Fishing Club | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Phoenix Cue Sports | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Wash Meadows Basketball Facility | 710 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Rutland Sports Park | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | MFA Bowl | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Ice hockey | AJKM Hockey Barn | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Kirk Hallam Wheeled Sports Area | 2.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 28. 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 (1.3 km), with 203k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Police Station, 200 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes 34, 33, 14, 59); 49 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 50 minutes away by public transport (26 by car).
The nearest primary school is Granby Junior School, a few minutes' walk (200 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, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 40.5 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (4.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Group Food, 400 m away, with Evans Pharmacy closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Old Station Surgery (150 m), with Evans Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Studio 5 Beauty is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 9.9 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Weleda (UK) is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Manor Bar & Catering the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is Cotmanhay Linear Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Victoria Park Leisure Centre (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 17 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 66 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
55 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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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.