Kirk Hallam
Erewash 007 · 4 sub-areas · 6,012 residents
Erewash 007, in the Erewash district of the East Midlands, is home to around 6,000 people and sits firmly at the affordable end of the regional market. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £785 a month — well below the UK median for a two-bed — and the area has a notably high share of social housing compared to surrounding neighbourhoods.
Kirk Hallam is a settled residential pocket of Erewash. The bigger gravitational centre is Sheffield, around 81 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Overview
What's it like to live in Kirk Hallam?
4 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £831 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Kirk Hallam in Erewash
Living in Kirk Hallam
Erewash 007 is a predominantly residential part of the Erewash district, and its character is shaped by that affordability gap. Where much of the East Midlands is catching up with national rent levels, this area stays noticeably cheaper — median monthly rent across all bedroom sizes sits at around £830, which is a significant saving against the UK's typical two-bed rate of roughly £1,200.
On the cost gradient within Erewash itself, this is solidly mid-to-lower range. A one-bedroom property runs about £600 a month, a two-bed around £785, and a three-bed just under £950. For buyers, the median sale price is around £178,000 — and with a deposit-saving timeline of roughly 2.8 years on a typical local salary, ownership is more attainable here than in much of England. Council tax (Band D) comes to around £2,360 a year.
The population skews noticeably older than a typical urban neighbourhood: over one in five residents is 65 or above, and the 50–64 bracket adds another fifth on top of that. Younger adults — the 18–34 group — make up just under a fifth of the population. Around 63% of homes are owner-occupied, which gives the area a settled, established feel, while social housing accounts for nearly a quarter of tenures — well above the national average. Private renting is relatively limited at under 12%.
Getting around depends heavily on a car: nearly 70% of residents drive to work, and the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 3.3 km away — about a 40-minute walk, so most people drive to it. The nearest major employment centre is around 81 minutes away by the fastest available route. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how connectivity varies across the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Erewash 007 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, affordable residential area — owner-occupied, quiet, and with good gigabit broadband across the whole neighbourhood. The trade-off is limited public transport, schools that lag behind the national Ofsted average, and a deprivation score in the lower third nationally. It suits people who drive, value low rents, and don't need to be near a city centre.
- What is the rent in Erewash 007?
- A one-bedroom home runs around £598 a month, a two-bed about £785, and a three-bed just under £950. These are estimates scaled from district-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 2.5% over the past year.
- Is Erewash 007 safe?
- The crime rate is around 85 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — slightly above the UK national average of roughly 80. It's not dramatically unsafe, but the area sits in the third deprivation decile nationally, which tends to correlate with higher crime in some categories. Checking specific streets on police.uk is advisable.
- What's the commute from Erewash 007 to Birmingham?
- By public transport, Birmingham is around 92 minutes away. Most residents drive — 69% use a car to get to work — and the nearest mainline rail station is about 3.3 km away, so you'd typically drive to the station rather than walk.
- Who lives in Erewash 007?
- Predominantly older, settled owner-occupiers — over two in five residents are aged 50 or above, and nearly a quarter of homes are socially rented. It's a low-churn, low-diversity neighbourhood with a high share of UK-born residents and a below-average proportion of degree holders.
- What schools are near Erewash 007?
- There are 35 schools within 2 km of typical residents, but only around 46% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national share of around 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is just over 5 km away. Check individual catchment boundaries carefully before committing to an address.
- Is it easy to buy a home in Erewash 007?
- More so than most of England. The median sale price is around £178,000, and on a typical local salary you'd save a deposit in roughly 2.8 years. Around 63% of homes are already owner-occupied, which reflects how achievable ownership is in this part of the East Midlands.