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Thinking of living on Roper Avenue? 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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14 crimes recorded on Roper Avenue in the last 12 months. The street →
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coppice Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| Mundy CofE Junior School | Primary | 500 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| Marlpool Infant School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Marlpool Junior School | Primary | 1.0 km | 21% met the expected standard |
| Heanor Gate Spencer Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 49.6 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aldercar High School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 33.9 · 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall Park Academy | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 43 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 40.5 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Jasmine House School | Independent | 700 m | – |
| Blue Mountain Education | Independent | 4.6 km | – |
| Progression 2 Work | Independent | 4.8 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Heanor Town Cricket Club | 800 m | 9 |
| Football | Heanor Miners Welfare Football Pitch | 590 m | 8 |
| Tennis | Stainsby Hall Cricket Club | 3.3 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Heanor Miners Welfare Bowling Green | 640 m | 3 |
| Swimming | William Gregg Vc Leisure Centre | 980 m | 3 |
| Martial arts | Unity Gym Heanor | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Golf | Ormonde Fields Golf Club | 4.3 km | 3 |
| Snooker | South East Derbyshire Snooker Club | 990 m | 2 |
| Fitness | Unity Gym Heanor | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Squash | The Manor Health & Racquets Club | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Weightlifting | Unity Gym Heanor | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Functional training | Unity Gym Heanor | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Model aerodrome | Parkhall Helicopter Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Eastwood Boxing Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Rc car | Broxtowe Model Car Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Aldercar Lane Fishery | 3.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. 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 Langley Mill, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 100k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Roper Avenue Shops, 50 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 34, 33); 10 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Coppice Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 79% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Heanor Gate Spencer Academy, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 49.6 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Boyes, 1.1 km away, with Roper Convenience Store closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Surgery (700 m), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Croppers is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 13 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Bluebell Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Mundy Arms Hungry Horse the nearest pub (550 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 175 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 163 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Coppice Drive Park, 300 m away; for exercise, The Town Ground (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 20 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 68 km.
Most households own their home, 20% 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.
14 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.