SKEAVINGTONS LANE, DE7 8SX House Prices & Local Information

DE7 8SX is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Skeavingtons Lane, 0.5km from Cotmanhay in Ilkeston. Administratively it sits within Cotmanhay ward and the Erewash constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, DE7 8SX is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. During the day, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. A balanced community with an average age of 37 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 54% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 83 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £137k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 17.2% 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 8SX are sourced from Output Area E00099491 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.