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On Watson Road, in Shipley
What it's like at DE7 9LA: every home that has sold on Watson 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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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 Watson Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 35 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Watson RoadDetached | Nov 2020 | £240,000 | 76 m² | £3,158/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a, Watson RoadDetached | Jun 2014 | £156,000 | 80 m² | £1,950/m² | 3 |
| 2, Watson RoadTerraced | Oct 2003 | £84,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 3, Watson RoadSemi-detached | May 2012 | £100,000 | 69 m² | £1,449/m² | 5 |
| 4, Watson RoadTerraced | Jun 2004 | £92,500 | 58 m² | £1,595/m² | 3 |
| 5, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2014 | £125,000 | 69 m² | £1,812/m² | 3 |
| 6, Watson RoadTerraced | Mar 1997 | £48,243 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Watson RoadDetached | Oct 2018 | £190,000 | 81 m² | £2,346/m² | 4 |
| 8, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £139,000 | 66 m² | £2,106/m² | 5 |
| 9, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2006 | £150,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 10, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Sept 1997 | £58,750 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Watson RoadDetached | Jan 2006 | £179,000 | 88 m² | £2,034/m² | 4 |
| 12, Watson RoadSemi-detached | May 2013 | £147,500 | 77 m² | £1,916/m² | 3 |
| 13, Watson RoadDetached | Dec 2021 | £230,000 | 87 m² | £2,644/m² | 4 |
| 14, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2003 | £84,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 15, Watson RoadDetached | Oct 2011 | £152,000 | 94 m² | £1,617/m² | 4 |
| 16, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2003 | £99,950 | 78 m² | £1,281/m² | 2 |
| 17, Watson RoadDetached | Feb 2022 | £297,000 | 121 m² | £2,455/m² | 3 |
| 18, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2004 | £109,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 19, Watson RoadTerraced | Jun 1997 | £61,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Watson RoadTerraced | Mar 2026 | £185,000 | 53 m² | £3,491/m² | 7 |
| 21, Watson RoadTerraced | Feb 2023 | £176,000 | 56 m² | £3,143/m² | 5 |
| 22, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Jul 1997 | £49,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2007 | £107,500 | 50 m² | £2,150/m² | 4 |
| 24, Watson RoadSemi-detached | May 2026 | £160,000 | 59 m² | £2,712/m² | 4 |
| 25, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2020 | £157,100 | 67 m² | £2,345/m² | 4 |
| 26, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2013 | £106,500 | 56 m² | £1,902/m² | 3 |
| 27, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2025 | £190,000 | 79 m² | £2,405/m² | 3 |
| 28, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £169,000 | 55 m² | £3,073/m² | 4 |
| 29, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2015 | £125,000 | 57 m² | £2,193/m² | 5 |
| 30, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2007 | £118,600 | 55 m² | £2,156/m² | 4 |
| 31, Watson RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £185,000 | 58 m² | £3,190/m² | 5 |
| 32, Watson RoadTerraced · company-owned | Aug 2024 | £210,000 | 66 m² | £3,182/m² | 3 |
| 34, Watson RoadTerraced | Mar 2013 | £93,000 | 55 m² | £1,691/m² | 3 |
| 36, Watson RoadTerraced | Dec 2001 | £71,950 | – | – | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Ilkeston, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 203k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Huckerby Road, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 59, 59A); 2 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 50 minutes away by public transport (26 by car).
The nearest primary school is Granby Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (950 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, 1.2 km 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, 450 m away; Evans Pharmacy (900 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Old Station Surgery (900 m), with Evans Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Fingertrix is 350 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.
ILKON Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (850 m), and Rutland Cottage Inn the nearest pub (800 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 Victoria Park, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Victoria Park Leisure Centre (950 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.
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.
7 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.
Erewash constituency: Adam Thompson MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,859 (13.6%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 40%, Conservative 26%, Reform UK 21%, Green Party 6%.
22 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 DE7 9LA →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Watson Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 75 min
Nearest: Manor Farm Park and Woodland · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 0 of 26 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 | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.1% | 93.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 5.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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.