Area Info for Alfreton (Derbyshire)

Alfreton, Derbyshire, UK

Alfreton is a historic market town located in Derbyshire, England. It is situated in the East Midlands region and is part of Amber Valley district. The town has a rich industrial heritage, particularly in coal mining and textiles, which contributed significantly to its development during the Industrial Revolution.

Geography and Location

Alfreton lies approximately 13 miles north of Derby and about 8 miles south of Chesterfield. The town is well-connected by road and rail, with the A38 and A61 roads passing nearby, providing access to larger cities and surrounding areas.

History

Historically, Alfreton was a small agricultural settlement before becoming a centre for coal mining and other industries in the 19th century. The town grew rapidly during this period, with the development of collieries, brickworks, and other manufacturing industries. Many of the historic buildings and structures reflect its industrial past.

Economy and Industry

Today, Alfreton's economy is diverse, with retail, manufacturing, and service sectors playing important roles. The town hosts several shopping centres, including Alfreton Retail Park, and has a range of local businesses. The legacy of its industrial past remains evident in some of its architecture and local heritage sites.

Transport

Alfreton is served by Alfreton railway station, which provides regular services to Derby, Nottingham, and other regional destinations. The town is also accessible via major road networks, facilitating commuting and transportation of goods.

Education and Community

The town offers various educational facilities, including primary and secondary schools. It also has community centres, sports clubs, and cultural organisations that serve its residents.

Notable Features and Attractions

While primarily a residential and industrial town, Alfreton features several parks and green spaces, such as Alfreton Park. The town also has historical landmarks, including St Martin's Church, which dates back several centuries.

Demographics

Alfreton has a diverse population, with a mix of long-standing residents and newcomers. The town's demographic profile reflects its history as an industrial hub, with a range of age groups and communities represented.
Education
School
Croft Infant School0.00 miles
Marshall Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7BW
Alfreton Nursery School0.09 miles
Grange Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA
Woodbridge Junior School0.09 miles
Grange Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA
David Nieper Academy0.09 miles
Grange Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA
Copthorne Community Infant School0.39 miles
Rodgers Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7FF
Christ The King Catholic Primary0.43 miles
Firs Avenue, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7EN
Alfreton Park Community Special School0.44 miles
Alfreton Park, Wingfield Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7AL
Leys Junior School0.60 miles
Flowery Leys Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7HA
Somercotes Infant School1.25 miles
Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4LY
Somerlea Park Junior School1.43 miles
Bank Street, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4JE
Swanwick School and Sports College1.48 miles
Hayes Lane, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1AR
Swanwick Hall School1.50 miles
Derby Road, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1AE
Swanwick Primary School1.66 miles
South Street, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1BZ
Shirland Primary School1.81 miles
Park Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 6BH
Westhouses Primary School1.88 miles
Bolden Terrace, Westhouses, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5AF
Riddings Infant and Nursery School1.89 miles
West Street, Riddings, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4EW
Health
Clinic
Specsavers Hearcare - Derbyshire - Alfreton0.11 miles
2 Institute Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7BQ
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Alfreton0.16 miles
84 High Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7BE
Alfreton Primary Care Centre0.25 miles
Church Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7AH
Specsavers Hearcare - Derbyshire - Alfreton0.25 miles
Alfreton Primary Care Centre, Church Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7AH
Field House0.29 miles
Chesterfield Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7DT
Horizons (Clinical Psychology)1.96 miles
The Hub, Shiners Way, Off Market Street, South Normanton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 2AA
Storthfield House2.29 miles
Storth Lane, Broadmeadows, South Normanton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 3AA
The Mews3.14 miles
The Mews, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3BU
Specsavers Hearcare - Derbyshire - Ripley Library3.18 miles
Ripley Library, 17-23 Grosvenor Road, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3JE
Ripley Resource Centre3.18 miles
Ripley Resource Centre, 17-23 Grosvenor Road, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3JE
Ripley3.18 miles
11a Grosvenor Road,, DE5 3JE
Specsavers Hearcare - Derbyshire - Ripley3.22 miles
22 Oxford Street, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3AL
Scrivens Opticians And Hearing Care - Ripley3.24 miles
Commercial Buildings, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3AG
Rural Families Children's Centre3.70 miles
The Tin Hat Centre, Matthew Holland Complex, Chapel Road, Selston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6BW
Fresenius Medical Care (Uk) Ltd Headquarters3.78 miles
Nunn Brook Road, Huthwaite, Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2HU
Sure Start Huthwaite Children's Centre4.13 miles
All Saints Centre, Common Road, Huthwaite, Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2JT
GP
Limes Medical Centre0.23 miles
Limes Avenue, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7DW
Parkside Surgery0.25 miles
Alfreton Primary Care Centre, Church Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7AH
SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE1.04 miles
SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE, 22 Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, DE55 4JJ
Jessop Medical Practice1.58 miles
Greenhill Primary Care Centre, Greenhill Lane, Leabrooks, ALFRETON, Alfreton, DE55 1LU
The Village Surgery, South Normanton1.96 miles
The HUB, Shiners Way, Off Lees Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire, DE55 2AA
Blackwell Medical Centre2.23 miles
Blackwell Medical Centre, 6 Gloves Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5JJ
Crich Medical Practice (South Wingfield Surgery)2.24 miles
Inns Lane, South Wingfield, Derbyshire, DE55 7LW
STAFFA HEALTH - Stoneboom2.39 miles
189 Birkinstyle Lane, Stonebroom, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 6LD
The Village Surgery, Pinxton2.87 miles
108 Victoria Road, Pinxton, Nottingham, NG16 6NH
The Medical Centre3.29 miles
Main Road, Jacksdale, Nottingham, NG16 5JW
Ripley Medical Centre3.40 miles
Derby Road, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3HR
Ivy Grove Surgery3.71 miles
Church Farm Primary Care Centre, Steeple Drive, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3TH
Jessop Medical Practice3.71 miles
Church Farm Medical Centre, Steeple Drive, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3TH
CODNOR SURGERY3.73 miles
7 Market Place, Codnor, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 9RE
Crich Medical Practice4.02 miles
Oakwell Drive, Crich, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5PB
Selston Surgery4.04 miles
139 Nottingham Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6BT
Hospital
Ripley Hospital3.48 miles
Sandham Lane,, DE5 3HE
Clay Cross Hospital5.09 miles
Market Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 9NZ
Ashfield Community Hospital5.79 miles
Portland Street, Kirkby-In-Ashfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7AE
Babington Hospital6.66 miles
Babington Hospital, Derby Road, Belper, Derby, Derbyshire, DE56 1WH
King's Mill Hospital6.78 miles
Mansfield Road, Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4JL
Ilkeston Community Hospital7.90 miles
Heanor Road,, DE7 8LN
Navas [Mansfield Community Hospital]8.19 miles
Mansfield Community Hospital, Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 5QJ
Mansfield Community Hospital8.19 miles
Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 5QJ
Whitworth Hospital8.65 miles
330 Bakewell Road,, DE4 2JD
Walton Hospital9.04 miles
Whitecotes Lane,, S40 3HW
Hartington Unit9.73 miles
Hartington Unit, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BL
Chesterfield Royal Hospital9.76 miles
Calow, Top Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BL
The Manor Hospital10.16 miles
Central Drive, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 8BA
Bolsover Hospital10.38 miles
Welbeck Road,, S44 6DH
BMI The Park Hospital10.64 miles
Sherwood Lodge Drive, Burntstump Country Park, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8RX
Ash Green10.68 miles
Ashgate Road, Ashgate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 7JE
Pharmacy
Tesco Pharmacy0.03 miles
Hall Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7BS
Boots0.14 miles
36 High Street, Alfreton, DE55 7BL
Manor Pharmacy0.23 miles
1 Limes Avenue, Alfreton, DE55 7DW
Lloydspharmacy0.23 miles
Alfreton Primary Care Dev, Church Street, Alfreton, DE55 7DW
The Co-Operative Pharmacy1.10 miles
40 Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Derbyshire, DE55 4JJ
Tambers Pharmacy1.40 miles
45 Derby Road, Swanwick, Derbys, DE55 1AB
Riddings Pharmacy1.58 miles
31 Greenhill Lane, Leabrooks, Derbyshire, DE55 1LU
Wellbeing Pharmacy1.58 miles
Greenhill Prim Care Ctr, Greenhill Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1LU
The Co-Operative Pharmacy2.03 miles
9 Market Place, South Normanton, Derbyshire, DE55 2BN
Blackwell Pharmacy2.27 miles
6 Gloves Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5JJ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy2.39 miles
189 Birkenstyle Lane, Stonebroom, Derbyshire, DE55 6LD
Sainsbury's Pharmacy2.81 miles
Butterley, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3QP
Pinxton Pharmacy Ltd2.87 miles
78 Victoria Road, Pinxton, Nottingham, NG16 6NH
Hurst Chemist3.24 miles
5-7 High Street, Ripley, Derby, DE5 3AB
Manor Pharmacy3.24 miles
1-2 Oxford Street, Ripley, Derby, DE5 3AG
Boots3.25 miles
3 High Street, Ripley, DE5 3AA
Leisure
Park
PENNYTOWN PONDS1.14 miles
OAKERTHORPE1.20 miles
MIDLAND RAILWAY CENTRE2.49 miles
HAMMERSMITH MEADOWS, RIPLEY2.60 miles
CARR WOOD2.77 miles
WESSINGTON GREEN2.79 miles
WHARF GREEN3.29 miles
NETHER HEAGE RECREATION GROUND4.26 miles
BRIERLEY FOREST PARK4.82 miles
BRIERLY FOREST PARK4.86 miles
RED RIVER5.10 miles
CROMFORD CANAL5.23 miles
BRINSLEY HEADSTOCKS5.27 miles
BELPER CEMETERY (Grade II Listed)5.43 miles
PORTLAND PARK5.46 miles
WEST PARK5.68 miles
Shop
Groceries
Tesco Alfreton (Superstore)0.06 miles
Hall St, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7BT
Farmfoods Alfreton0.19 miles
73/79 High Street, Alfreton, DE55 7DP
Lidl Alfreton0.28 miles
18 Mansfield Road, Alfreton, DE55 7JJ
Co-op Alfreton0.36 miles
Petrol Alfreton, DE55 7GR
Costcutter Alfreton0.60 miles
Swanwick Service Station, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1HJ
Iceland Alfreton1.09 miles
Nottingham Road, Alfreton, DE55 4JJ
ALDI Nottingham Road1.09 miles
Alfreton, DE55 4JN
SPAR Euro Garage Shirland1.35 miles
Adastra Service Station, Chesterfield Road, Derbyshire, DE55 6AW
Co-op Alfreton1.36 miles
Somercotes, DE55 4HT
Co-op Alfreton1.48 miles
Leabrooks, DE55 1LJ
SPAR South Normanton1.55 miles
Spar Store, 2-4 Alfreton Road, South Normanton, DE55 2AS
Sutton Convenience Store1.56 miles
180 Somercotes Hill, Somercotes Alfreton DE55 4JS
Nisa Extra1.76 miles
136 Greenhill Lane, Riddings, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4EX
Co-op Alfreton1.98 miles
South Normanton, DE55 2BN
Heron Foods South Normanton1.99 miles
126-130 Market Street, South Normanton, DE55 2EJ
South Normanton Convenience Store2.03 miles
3 Market Place, South Normanton, Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 2BN
Transport
Airport
East Midlands Airport18.69 miles
Sheffield City Airport20.69 miles
Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport31.20 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 146.63 miles
Birmingham International Airport46.72 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 246.76 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport50.38 miles
Bus Stop
Marshall Street Tesco (N)0.02 miles
Marshall Street (S)0.02 miles
Marshall Street (N)0.02 miles
Bus Station ()0.03 miles
Bus Station ()0.04 miles
Bus Station ()0.04 miles
Bus Station ()0.04 miles
Bus Station ()0.04 miles
Bus Station ()0.05 miles
Grange Street (E)0.07 miles
Grange Street (W)0.07 miles
Grange Arts School (W)0.08 miles
High Street (W)0.16 miles
High Street (W)0.16 miles
High Street (W)0.16 miles
Cressy Road (S)0.16 miles
Railway Station
Alfreton Rail Station0.83 miles
Ambergate Rail Station4.54 miles
Whatstandwell Rail Station4.89 miles
Kirkby in Ashfield Rail Station5.60 miles
Langley Mill Rail Station5.82 miles
Sutton Parkway Rail Station6.04 miles
Belper Rail Station6.31 miles
Cromford Rail Station6.81 miles
Newstead Rail Station7.11 miles
Matlock Bath Rail Station7.26 miles
Matlock Rail Station7.70 miles
Duffield Rail Station8.43 miles
Mansfield Rail Station8.50 miles
Ilkeston Rail Station8.87 miles
Hucknall Rail Station8.89 miles
Mansfield Woodhouse Rail Station9.04 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (DE55 7B*)
Number of Properties in Catchment391
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
122, PROSPECT STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7GX		£134,000
2025-06-06
terraced
freehold
50, RODGERS LANE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7FF		£163,000
2025-05-07
semidetached
freehold
1, PARKIN STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7JS		£130,000
2025-05-01
semidetached
freehold
3, LIMES AVENUE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7DW		£390,000
2025-04-30
detached
freehold
24, WILSON STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7HU		£142,500
2025-04-14
terraced
freehold
139, MANSFIELD ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7JQ		£240,000
2025-03-31
semidetached
freehold
17, LEY GARDENS

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7GZ		£125,000
2025-03-27
semidetached
freehold
58, BEECH AVENUE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7EW		£155,000
2025-03-24
terraced
freehold
17, FIRS AVENUE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7EL		£80,000
2025-01-07
semidetached
freehold
45, PROSPECT STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7GY		£135,000
2024-12-19
semidetached
freehold
25, PRIORY ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7JT		£95,000
2024-11-26
terraced
freehold
13, CRESSY ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7BR		£140,000
2024-09-11
semidetached
freehold
31, CEDAR AVENUE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7EU		£148,500
2025-03-20
semidetached
freehold
54, WILLOWS AVENUE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7ES		£170,000
2025-03-19
semidetached
freehold
25, ALMA STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7HX		£143,200
2025-02-24
terraced
freehold
5, BISHOP STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7EF		£158,000
2025-02-20
semidetached
freehold
5, OAKLAND STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7GT		£104,000
2025-02-06
semidetached
freehold
45, MANSFIELD ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7JJ		£759,500
2025-02-05
otherPropertyType
freehold
1, MERCER CRESCENT

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7HF		£208,000
2025-02-03
detached
freehold
34, OUTSEATS DRIVE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7GF		£100,000
2024-12-13
semidetached
freehold
16, WOOD STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7JW		£119,000
2024-10-09
terraced
freehold
AVBC UNIT 13, SALCOMBE ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7RG		£2,520,000
2024-07-12
otherPropertyType
freehold
39, NOTTINGHAM ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7HL		£130,000
2025-01-17
terraced
freehold
27, MANSFIELD ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7JJ		£172,500
2024-12-20
semidetached
freehold
5, ABBOTT ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7HD		£155,000
2024-12-20
terraced
freehold
8, GRANGE STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7JA		£140,000
2024-12-05
semidetached
freehold
7, ALMA STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7HX		£150,000
2024-12-02
terraced
freehold
40, BIRCHWOOD ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7QB		£140,000
2024-11-29
terraced
freehold
12, TAVISTOCK SQUARE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7FE		£135,000
2024-11-28
terraced
freehold
24, RODGERS LANE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7FF		£116,785
2024-11-26
semidetached
freehold
162, NOTTINGHAM ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7FP		£282,000
2024-11-22
detached
freehold
61 - 63, HIGH STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7DP		£80,000
2024-11-07
otherPropertyType
freehold
32, GRANGE STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7JA		£130,000
2024-11-01
terraced
freehold
59, HIGH STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7DP		£130,000
2024-10-21
otherPropertyType
freehold
10, CLAYTON LEY CLOSE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7QS		£267,000
2024-09-13
detached
freehold
15, WILSON STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7HU		£130,000
2024-08-30
terraced
freehold
DICOM LTD, LYDFORD ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7RQ		£360,000
2024-05-31
otherPropertyType
freehold
55, FIRS AVENUE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7EN		£110,500
2024-05-08
semidetached
freehold
23A, OAKLAND STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7GT		£170,000
2024-04-08
detached
freehold
44, HALL STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7BT		£126,000
2024-11-14
semidetached
freehold
18, WILLOWS AVENUE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7ER		£190,000
2024-11-08
terraced
freehold
135, NOTTINGHAM ROAD

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7GQ		£149,950
2024-10-25
terraced
freehold
67, BEECH AVENUE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7EW		£153,000
2024-10-11
semidetached
freehold
67, MEADOW LANE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7EZ		£192,000
2024-10-11
terraced
freehold
1, LIMES AVENUE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7DW		£129,000
2024-10-10
semidetached
freehold
14, ALLEN VIEW

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7QR		£220,000
2024-09-30
semidetached
freehold
13, PROSPECT STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7GX		£110,000
2024-09-23
terraced
freehold
25, CLAYTON LEY CLOSE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7QS		£219,000
2024-09-23
semidetached
freehold
35, MEADOW LANE

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7EZ		£200,000
2024-08-30
detached
freehold
15, HIGH STREET

ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7DR		£93,000
2024-08-29
otherPropertyType
freehold
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