GODFREY DRIVE, DE7 4HS House Prices & Local Information

DE7 4HS is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Godfrey Drive, 0.3km from Kirk Hallam in Ilkeston. Administratively it sits within Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale ward and the Erewash constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, DE7 4HS is a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. By day, the area transitions to a non-metropolitan suburban areas character: white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. An average age of 40 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 41% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £150k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for DE7 4HS are sourced from Output Area E00099504 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.