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On James Street, in Swanwick & Leabrooks
What it's like at DE55 1LY: every home that has sold on James Street 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.
Sales and extensions on James Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 102 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, James StreetDetached | Aug 2012 | £230,000 | 253 m² | £909/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, James StreetSemi-detached | Jul 1996 | £40,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, James StreetDetached | Aug 2024 | £335,000 | 131 m² | £2,557/m² | 5 |
| 6, James StreetTerraced | Aug 2001 | £60,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, James StreetDetached | Feb 2003 | £104,950 | – | – | 3 |
| 8, James StreetTerraced | Sept 2017 | £128,000 | 69 m² | £1,855/m² | 3 |
| 9, James StreetDetached | Oct 2011 | £80,000 | 96 m² | £833/m² | 2 |
| 10, James StreetTerraced | Sept 2013 | £114,500 | 68 m² | £1,684/m² | 4 |
| 12, James StreetTerraced | Mar 2026 | £172,000 | 69 m² | £2,493/m² | 3 |
| 14, James StreetTerraced | Oct 2001 | £55,650 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, James StreetTerraced | Jun 2021 | £126,000 | 56 m² | £2,250/m² | 5 |
| 17, James StreetDetached | Nov 2022 | £264,950 | 79 m² | £3,354/m² | 2 |
| 18, James StreetTerraced | Apr 2023 | £182,500 | 67 m² | £2,724/m² | 4 |
| 19, James StreetDetached | Nov 2013 | £135,000 | 71 m² | £1,901/m² | 1 |
| 20, James StreetDetached | Mar 2018 | £215,000 | 114 m² | £1,886/m² | 1 |
| 21, James StreetDetached | Mar 2018 | £185,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 22, James StreetSemi-detached | Dec 2025 | £215,000 | 105 m² | £2,048/m² | 2 |
| 23, James StreetDetached | Sept 1998 | £69,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 24, James StreetSemi-detached | Feb 2008 | £159,995 | 113 m² | £1,416/m² | 1 |
| 25, James StreetDetached | Aug 2022 | £300,000 | 114 m² | £2,632/m² | 2 |
| 26, James StreetSemi-detached | Feb 2008 | £149,995 | 113 m² | £1,327/m² | 1 |
| 27, James StreetSemi-detached | Jan 2020 | £177,000 | 106 m² | £1,670/m² | 4 |
| 28, James StreetSemi-detached | Sept 2016 | £138,000 | 113 m² | £1,221/m² | 2 |
| 29, James StreetSemi-detached | May 2015 | £142,000 | 105 m² | £1,352/m² | 2 |
| 30, James StreetSemi-detached | Jan 2018 | £146,250 | 106 m² | £1,380/m² | 2 |
| 31, James StreetTerraced | Nov 2013 | £187,000 | 117 m² | £1,598/m² | 2 |
| 32, James StreetSemi-detached | Jun 2008 | £164,995 | 105 m² | £1,571/m² | 1 |
| 33, James StreetTerraced | Mar 2023 | £162,000 | 56 m² | £2,893/m² | 3 |
| 34, James StreetDetached | Jul 2008 | £202,446 | 118 m² | £1,716/m² | 1 |
| 35, James StreetTerraced | Jun 2019 | £117,000 | 59 m² | £1,983/m² | 2 |
| 36, James StreetDetached | Jan 2022 | £285,000 | 118 m² | £2,415/m² | 3 |
| 37, James StreetTerraced | May 2022 | £140,000 | 53 m² | £2,642/m² | 4 |
| 38, James StreetDetached | Mar 2026 | £305,000 | 117 m² | £2,607/m² | 3 |
| 39, James StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2008 | £159,595 | 113 m² | £1,412/m² | 1 |
| 40, James StreetTerraced | Mar 2018 | £162,000 | 105 m² | £1,543/m² | 2 |
| 41, James StreetTerraced | Oct 2015 | £137,000 | 103 m² | £1,330/m² | 2 |
| 42, James StreetTerraced | Dec 2008 | £118,250 | 105 m² | £1,126/m² | 1 |
| 43, James StreetTerraced | Jan 2016 | £142,000 | 104 m² | £1,365/m² | 2 |
| 44, James StreetTerraced | Apr 2009 | £118,246 | 105 m² | £1,126/m² | 1 |
| 45, James StreetDetached | Jan 2026 | £142,500 | 57 m² | £2,500/m² | 3 |
| 46, James StreetTerraced | Jul 2009 | £127,295 | 105 m² | £1,212/m² | 1 |
| 47, James StreetTerraced | Oct 2013 | £124,999 | 104 m² | £1,202/m² | 2 |
| 48, James StreetTerraced | Aug 2016 | £154,950 | 123 m² | £1,260/m² | 2 |
| 49, James StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £180,000 | 98 m² | £1,837/m² | 2 |
| 50, James StreetSemi-detached | Dec 2016 | £150,000 | 112 m² | £1,339/m² | 2 |
| 51, James StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2020 | £145,000 | 76 m² | £1,908/m² | 2 |
| 52, James StreetTerraced | Aug 2019 | £178,000 | 108 m² | £1,648/m² | 2 |
| 53, James StreetSemi-detached | Jun 2008 | £117,796 | 74 m² | £1,592/m² | 1 |
| 54, James StreetDetached | Aug 2017 | £219,000 | 118 m² | £1,856/m² | 2 |
| 55, James StreetTerraced | Oct 2015 | £123,500 | 76 m² | £1,625/m² | 3 |
| 56, James StreetDetached | Nov 2016 | £190,000 | 106 m² | £1,792/m² | 3 |
| 57, James StreetDetached | Aug 2015 | £174,000 | 106 m² | £1,642/m² | 2 |
| 58, James StreetDetached | Oct 2020 | £236,000 | 117 m² | £2,017/m² | 4 |
| 59, James StreetTerraced | Feb 2019 | £172,500 | 111 m² | £1,554/m² | 3 |
| 60, James StreetDetached | Oct 2019 | £220,000 | 114 m² | £1,930/m² | 3 |
| 82, James StreetTerraced | Jul 2010 | £90,000 | – | – | 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 (2.9 km), with 383k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Mill Lane, 200 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 90, 1, H1); 20 departures an hour from the 9 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 Riddings Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Swanwick Hall School, 1.9 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 The Range And Cafe 89, 350 m away; Riddings Pharmacy (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Jessop Medical Practice (200 m), with Wellbeing Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Strands is 450 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.
The Curry Lounge is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Red Lion Inn the nearest pub (250 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 Riddings Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Amber Valley Fitness Centre (1.3 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.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
29 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%.
14 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 1LY →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
On this street: 1 of 93 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| 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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Amber Valley since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 102 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 79 min
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