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Cotmanhay: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Cotmanhay neighbourhood of Erewash, England (ONS area Erewash 001). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes DE7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DE7 8QS.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Cotmanhay is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Erewash (3 of 19 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £150,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Erewash (1.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Ilkeston, is about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£150,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +39% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.11; 0 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 3.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£37,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Cotmanhay sits in Erewash

  • Typical house price: the lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Erewash
  • Average household income: the lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Erewash

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Cotmanhay

House prices: Cotmanhay against Erewash: This neighbourhood £28k (1995) to £168k (2026); Erewash £40k (1995) to £224k (2026).£53k£198k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£168kErewash£224k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Erewash, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

0 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Erewash, 3 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Falling behind the borough

  • Schools improving
  • Air quality
  • Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Ilkeston Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 2.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and East Midlands Railway to Nottingham (about 14 min); Northern to Leeds (about 104 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Mar 2026).
  • Nearest state secondary school Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Cotmanhay

What is the typical house price in Cotmanhay?

£150,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +39% against 2017-2019.

How does Cotmanhay compare with the rest of Erewash?

Typical house price: the lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Erewash. Average household income: the lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Erewash.

Is Cotmanhay an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Cotmanhay gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 0 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Cotmanhay?

Ilkeston. Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 2.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and East Midlands Railway to Nottingham (about 14 min); Northern to Leeds (about 104 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Cotmanhay?

Nearest state primary school. Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Mar 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy. 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.