Ilkeston

16°CMist

• Today: 21° / 16° · 66% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:28

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

289 reported · July 2026▼ 9% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences137
• Anti-social behaviour45
• Other theft23
• Public order22

14 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Ilkeston Town · Derbyshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

156 reported road collisions (2024)

30 killed or seriously injured · 181 casualties · 14.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

299 food businesses within 2 miles

• 250 rated 4–5 ★ (231 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ilkeston (1.4 km)
• 53 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£253,021 average▲ 2.1% YoY

Across Broxtowe · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£945 average monthly rent▼ 0.9% YoY

• 1 bed £654
• 2 bed £842
• 3 bed £1,007

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.7 times median annual pay (7.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (0.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (0.5 km)

31 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

43 charging locations within ~8 km

• 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: Pimlico Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres4
• Gyms7
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches37
• Playgrounds17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

110,939 residents in Broxtowe · 1,385/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 223 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,618 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (32% of 52,160)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

45 schools · 15,635 pupils

35 primary · 6 secondary · 4 other

Ofsted: 21 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

41inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Broxtowe

796 CQC-registered services

• Care homes283
• GP practices107
• Dentists132
• Homecare agencies205
• Hospitals & hospices25

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottinghamshire

• In a conservation area (Ilkeston Town Centre)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

109 applications decided

94.5% granted · 103 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Adam Thompson

Labour

Erewash

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Independent coalition

• Lab 7
• Con 10
• LD 3
• Oth 24

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools14
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies7
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens30
• Restaurants & cafés75

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

204 jobs advertised · £36,092 avg

e.g. Roadside Mechanic, Roadside Vehicle Mechanic, Adult Education Tutor / Programme Coordinator

Source: Adzuna

£725 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,598 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 49,799 certificates

10.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

75% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 44% · Wind 29% · Gas 25% · Nuclear 2%

151 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.3
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Erewash:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills885 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership410 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office394 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s310 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test263 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  St Mary's Church, Ilkeston · 0.0 km

  St Mary's Church, Ilkeston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Built in the 14th century, it is known as the "Mollis Chapel" because of a stained glass window which sh…

• Municipal Borough of Ilkeston · 0.0 km

  Ilkeston was a municipal borough in Derbyshire, England from 1887 to 1974. It was formed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1882.

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  Ilkeston Town Hall · 0.0 km

  Ilkeston Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. The town hall, which currently serves as one of two meeting places of Erewash Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Ilkeston · 0.1 km

  Ilkeston is a town located in the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England, with a population of 40,953 at the 2021 census. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/textiles, have now all but d…

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  Erewash Museum · 0.2 km

  The Erewash Museum is located in Ilkeston, Erewash, in Derbyshire, England. Housed in Dalby House, a building that once served as a school and private home.

• Ilkeston Grammar School · 0.5 km

  Ilkeston Grammar School was a selective co-educational secondary school, admission being dependent on passing the 11-plus examination. It stood on King George Avenue, Ilkeston, in the south east of Derbyshire in the E…

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