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On St James Road, in New Normanton
What it's like at DE23 8QU: every home that has sold on St James Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on St James Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 71 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 40, St James RoadTerraced | May 1998 | £15,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46, St James RoadTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2001 | £14,000 | 74 m² | £189/m² | 1 |
| 48, St James RoadTerraced | Aug 1997 | £11,100 | 73 m² | £152/m² | 1 |
| 50, St James RoadTerraced | Feb 2002 | £20,000 | 64 m² | £313/m² | 2 |
| 52, St James RoadTerraced | Mar 2018 | £74,950 | 65 m² | £1,153/m² | 1 |
| 58, St James RoadTerraced | Feb 2010 | £69,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 60, St James RoadTerraced | May 2026 | £150,000 | 69 m² | £2,174/m² | 2 |
| 62, St James RoadTerraced | Aug 2017 | £82,000 | 77 m² | £1,065/m² | 2 |
| 64, St James RoadTerraced | Apr 2016 | £83,000 | 78 m² | £1,064/m² | 3 |
| 66, St James RoadTerraced | Jul 2019 | £93,000 | 79 m² | £1,177/m² | 5 |
| 68, St James RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2000 | £17,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 70, St James RoadTerraced | Oct 2014 | £81,000 | 98 m² | £827/m² | 3 |
| 72, St James RoadTerraced | Oct 2011 | £60,000 | 76 m² | £789/m² | 3 |
| 74, St James RoadTerraced | Aug 2013 | £70,000 | 54 m² | £1,296/m² | 1 |
| 78, St James RoadTerraced | Oct 2014 | £104,000 | 101 m² | £1,030/m² | 2 |
| 80, St James RoadTerraced | Apr 2014 | £123,000 | 118 m² | £1,042/m² | 2 |
| 82, St James RoadTerraced | Jun 2016 | £121,000 | 107 m² | £1,131/m² | 5 |
| 84, St James RoadTerraced | Oct 1997 | £20,000 | 107 m² | £187/m² | 1 |
| 86, St James RoadTerraced | Jul 2024 | £165,000 | 117 m² | £1,410/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Peartree, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 5k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Derby.
The nearest bus stop is Sikh Temple, 100 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 6, 7, 4, 2); 57 departures an hour from the 12 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.
46% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Hardwick Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 42% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Castleward Spencer Academy (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is UTC Derby Pride Park, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 42 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Landau Forte College (1.8 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sirava Food Store, 250 m away, with Derby Community Pharmacy closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Derby Family Medical Centre (50 m), with Derby Community Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Abid Stylist is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 2.2 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 20 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Vinnys Caribbean is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Pear Tree Inn (Kitchen) the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (22 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 297 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 31% flats and 9% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 69% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 176 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Normanton Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Fight Club (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 14 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 54 km.
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.
Derby South constituency: Baggy Shanker MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,002 (16.0%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Reform UK 23%, Workers Party of Britain 14%, Conservative 14%.
46 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near DE23 8QU →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Many neighbours rent: 42% of households rent privately and 18% socially.
It's young: 25% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Derby, 3.8 km away (TEF Gold).
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" St James Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 60 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.3% | 92.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.2% | 7.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.3% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 73 min
Nearest: Colwick Country Park (West Lake) · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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