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On Wilson Drive, in Swanwick & Leabrooks
What it's like at DE55 1FQ: every home that has sold on Wilson Drive 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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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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Wilson Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 17 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Wilson DriveDetached | Aug 2023 | £303,995 | 90 m² | £3,378/m² | 1 |
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| 2, Wilson DriveDetached | Jul 2024 | £309,995 | 98 m² | £3,163/m² | 1 |
| 3, Wilson DriveDetached | May 2024 | £254,995 | 78 m² | £3,269/m² | 1 |
| 4, Wilson DriveDetached | May 2023 | £303,995 | 90 m² | £3,378/m² | 1 |
| 5, Wilson DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2023 | £254,995 | 80 m² | £3,187/m² | 1 |
| 6, Wilson DriveDetached | Jun 2023 | £254,995 | 78 m² | £3,269/m² | 1 |
| 7, Wilson DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2023 | £254,995 | 80 m² | £3,187/m² | 1 |
| 8, Wilson DriveDetached | Jul 2023 | £409,995 | 129 m² | £3,178/m² | 1 |
| 9, Wilson DriveDetached | Mar 2023 | £244,995 | 78 m² | £3,141/m² | 1 |
| 10, Wilson DriveDetached | Jun 2023 | £379,995 | 123 m² | £3,089/m² | 1 |
| 11, Wilson DriveDetached | Mar 2023 | £419,995 | 137 m² | £3,066/m² | 1 |
| 12, Wilson DriveDetached | Aug 2023 | £379,995 | 123 m² | £3,089/m² | 1 |
| 14, Wilson DriveDetached | Jun 2023 | £409,995 | 129 m² | £3,178/m² | 1 |
| 15, Wilson DriveDetached | Jun 2023 | £341,995 | 114 m² | £3,000/m² | 1 |
| 16, Wilson DriveDetached | Jun 2023 | £303,995 | 90 m² | £3,378/m² | 1 |
| 18, Wilson DriveDetached | Jul 2023 | £297,995 | 90 m² | £3,311/m² | 1 |
| 20, Wilson DriveDetached | Jan 2023 | £297,995 | 113 m² | £2,637/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Alfreton, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 383k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Old Swanwick Colliery Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 23 minutes on weekdays (routes CMT, 152, 148, 148A); 9 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 48 minutes away by public transport (18 by car).
The nearest primary school is Swanwick Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Swanwick Hall School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 42.6 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 1.5 km away, with Swanwick Service Station Esso Shop Shop 'n Drive closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Parkside Surgery (1.6 km), with Swanwick Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, His and Hairs is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King's Mill Hospital, 12 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Greggs - Swanwick Service Station is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Cross Keys the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 10 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 46% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 212 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Watchorn Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Margaret Clarke Hydrotherapy Pool (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 28 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 67 km.
5 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.
Amber Valley constituency: Linsey Farnsworth MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 3,554 (8.4%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 37%, Reform UK 29%, Conservative 25%, Green Party 5%.
8 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 DE55 1FQ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Wilson Drive in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 79 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 17 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.1% | 94.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 1.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 3.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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.
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