OLIVER ROAD, DE7 4JY House Prices & Local Information

DE7 4JY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Oliver Road, 0.2km 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 4JY is a mature area with an older, predominantly retired population. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. With an average age of 53, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn. 64% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 19% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £148k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 6.6% year-on-year. 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 4JY are sourced from Output Area E00099511 (shared with 3 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.