Area Profile: Heanor

Spatial Outline

Heanor is located in the west of Amber Valley. It is approximately 10 miles north east of Derby and 11 miles west of Nottingham. The area is linked to several communication corridors including easy access to the M1 and the railway station at Langley Mill. Heanor town centre was once a busy market town, with a strong economy based on textiles and coal mining. In recent times however, the mining and manufacturing industries have significantly declined and the area has experienced changes in local shopping patterns with retail uses in the historic heart of the town centre being lost (High Street and Market Place). The local housing market has grown moderately since the 1980s but settlements within the Heanor area tend to be lower priced.

Key Characteristics:

 Population: 17,251  Hectares: 603  Number of Households: 7221  Population Density: 30.7 people/hectare.

Source: Census 2011

Census mid year update 2008

1 Improving Places and Meeting Community Needs

Local Area: Heanor covers 603 hectares.

Population: At the 2011 Census the population of the three wards making up Heanor was 17,251.

Population Density: The population density of the area is 30.7 per hectare and is higher than the Borough average of 4.5 per hectare due to Heanor being one of the four market towns in Amber Valley. However, the population density ranges from 19 in Heanor and Loscoe to 41 in Heanor West. (Census 2011)

Ethnicity: At the 2011 Census the majority (98.2%) of the population was white with a small but diverse ethnic population residing in the area.

Age: 40.7% of the population is aged bertween 30-59. This is in line with the rest of Amber Valley. Heanor West has a significantly higher percentage of young adults (18-29 years) than the Borough average.

Figure 1: Age Groups

Heanor East Heanor West Heanor & Loscoe Amber Valley

Age

0 – 17 years 1,242 21.3% 1,289 21.2% 1,142 21.0% 24630 20.1%

18 – 29 years 861 14.7% 968 16.0% 706 13.0% 15340 12.6 %

30 – 59 years 2,426 41.5% 2,464 40.6% 2,143 40.0% 50381 41.2 %

60 – 74 years 967 16.5% 911 15.0% 993 18.5% 21675 17.7%

75 + years 353 6.0% 435 7.2% 411 7.5% 10283 8.4% Source: Census 2011

Religion: The majority of people (56.5%) are of Christian belief with 35.6% stating they have ‘No Religion’ (Census 2011).

Country of Birth: The majority of people were born in England (96%). 1.3% were born in the rest of the UK, 1.4% in other EU countries and 1.3% in non-EU countries (Census 2011).

Household Composition: Married/civil partnership couples with dependent children comprises the largest household type (15%) and reflects the Borough average. However, 26% of households are of single occupancy which is on par with the Borough average.

2 Figure 2: Household Type Heanor Heanor Heanor Amber Household Type (Percentage) and East West Valley Loscoe Household (total) 2,488 2,517 2,216 52,596 1 person age 65+ 11.4 12 12.6 12.8 1 person 15.8 15.3 10.5 15.1 Family, all 65+ 8.3 7.6 10.3 9.6 Family, married/civil no children 13.9 13.1 16.6 15.4 Family, married/civil dependent children 15.4 15.1 14.6 15.4 Family, married/civil all children non-dep. 5.8 7.3 5.9 6.3 Family, co-habiting no children 7.5 6.2 6.5 6.4 Family, co-habiting dependent children 5.6 6.7 6 4.7 Family, co-habiting all children non-dep. 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 Family, lone parent dependent children 6.1 7.3 7 5.8 Family, lone parent all children non-dep. 4.3 3.4 4.1 3.4 Other households with dep. children 2 2.1 2.1 1.7 Other - all students 0 0 0 0 Other - all age 65+ 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 Other 2.9 3.1 3.2 2.8 Source: 2011 Census

Service Provision

Shopping Services: There is a moderate to low retail provision with a small number of local shops for convenience & comparison shopping. The Heanor Masterplan (2008) concentrates on physical regeneration improvements that can be made to the area to help improve and sustain Heanor for the future.

Major Food Stores: 1 Tesco (2183sqm), High Street

Market: Outdoor market every Friday and Saturday.

Town Centre: The major high street retailers are located within Heanor Retail Park and not within the High Street. Whilst Heanor Town Centre has numerous vacant units on the traditional high street, few provide large enough units to satisfy the needs of these retailers.

Post Offices: 2 Loscoe Post Office 1, High Street; 14 Godfrey Street.

Pharmacy: 4 Manor Pharmacy 21 Ilkeston Road and 67 Mansfield Road; Rowland's Pharmacy, Kelvingrove Medical Centre, 25 Hands Road; Boots, 24 Market Place.

3 Dentists: 3 J.H Diggle, 30 Mundy Street; Heanor Dental Practice 102 Ilkeston Road, N.A Lalloo 59a Lockton Avenue.

GP Surgeries: 3 The Park Surgery, Kelvingrove Medical Centre, Brooklyn Medical Practice.

Community Clinics: 1 Heanor Community Clinic

A&E Hospital: 0 Nottingham Queens Medical Hospital; Royal Derby Hospital

Hospital: 1 Heanor Memorial Hospital

Infant School: 2 Marlpool Infant School, Corfield CE Infant School.

Junior School: 2 Marlpool Junior School, Mundy CE Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Primary School: 3 Howitt Primary Community School, Loscoe CE Primary School, and Coppice Primary School

Secondary School: 2 Heanor Community College and Heanor Gate Science College (in Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse ward)

Colleges: 1 Derby College, Market Street

Universities in the locality: 3 Derby University (Kedleston Road), Nottingham University, Nottingham Trent University.

Places of Worship: 8 St Luke's Loscoe; Heanor Baptist Church; Heanor Parish Church of St Lawrence; All Saints' Church, Ilkeston Road, Marlpool, Heanor; Marlpool United Reform Church, Chapel Street Marlpool and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Mansfield Road. There is also a cemetery chapel at Marlpool Cemetery, Ilkeston Road, Marlpool, Heanor.

Restaurants and Cafes: Heanor currently has two restaurants within the town centre and a cafe all of which are occupied by local independent operators. Heanor has approximately 7 takeaways.

Hotels: 0

Job Centre: 1

Child Care: Toddler Groups 3 Nursery Schools: 6 Out of School Club: 3 Play Group: 1 Child minders: 25

Sure Start Centers: 1 Heanor Children’s Centre

Safer Communities

Crime Rates: Crime rates in Heanor are varied. Heanor West has the highest rates of anti-social behaviour and crime in the entire Borough. Indeed crime in Heanor West accounts for 9% of all crime in Amber Valley. Crimes rates in Heanor and Loscoe are generally below the Borough average, except in the case of Drug Offences and Public Disorder.

Figure 3: Anti-Social Behaviour and Crime Rates

(Rate / 1000 Heanor Heanor Heanor and Amber Heanor Heanor Heanor people) East West Loscoe Valley East West and (1=worst Rank Loscoe ) Rank Anti-Social 42.7 80.4 40.1 41.3 8th 1st 9th Behaviour

Criminal 8 17 7.5 8.3 10th 1st 12th damage / arson

Theft / burglary 17.6 29 21.9 24.1 12th 4th 10th

Violence with 5 5.9 1.9 3.8 =8th 5th 11th injury

Violence without 3.6 5.4 2.1 2.9 5th =4th 14th injury

Public disorder 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.6 6th 1st 8th

Drug offences 2.7 7.9 3.4 2.5 8th 1st 6th

Shoplifting 0.7 7.6 3.4 4.2 12th 5th 8th

5 Source: Safer Derbyshire Research & Information Team, Derbyshire County Council Jan – Dec 2013

Housing

House Prices and Affordability:

Figure 4: Housing affordability

Borrowing ratio 95% house price to average income Heanor 4.1 Amber Valley 4.2 Source: CACI Paycheck 2013 and Zoopla 2014 The average house price in Heanor is 15% less than the Borough average, however affordability is the same due to average household incomes in Heanor also being less than the Borough average.

Figure 5: Average House Prices Area Detached Semi- Terraced Flat / Average Detached Maisonette Heanor £182,974 £112,972 £90,482 £81,019 £130,403 Loscoe £173,141 £111,187 £86,509 £125,496 £126,813 Amber Valley £223,995 £124,930 £96,841 £122,389 £151,011 Source: Amber Valley figures – http://news.bbc.co.uk/ based on April-June 2013 sales Source: for Wards http://www.zoopla.co.uk based on Feb 2014 current values

Affordable Housing Rates: There is a need for affordable housing in this area as in the whole of the Borough. Between 2007/08 – 2012/13, a total of 29 affordable dwellings were developed in Heanor. A further 11 affordable dwellings have planning permission and are projected to be delivered by 2016.

Housing Stock Condition: The Amber Valley stock condition survey (2010) outlines the physical state of dwellings in the area, with Heanor and Loscoe having a high percentage of non–decent homes. The residents of Heanor and Loscoe are more likely to live without thermal comfort than others in the Borough.

Figure 6: Amber Valley Housing Stock Condition Survey 2010 Results % Of % Of % Of % Of % Of total non-decent household households vulnerable dwellings homes s lacking lacking households in disrepair modern thermal in non- facilities comfort decent homes Heanor and Loscoe 40% 1.3% 9% 59% 16%

Heanor East 33% 0.7% 7% 16% 13%

Heanor West 39% 1.2% 8% 20% 17%

Source: Housing Stock Condition Survey 2010.

Figure 7: Dwelling Type Heanor Heanor Heanor Amber (percentage) East West and Valley Loscoe Detached 26.8 31 28.2 35.8 Semi-detached 45.7 27.5 42.5 36.5 Terraced 22.2 31.7 27.3 20.9 Flat/maisonette/apartment 5.2 9.8 2.1 6.6 Caravan/Temporary 0 0 0 0.1 Source: 2011 Census Dwelling Type: The largest percentage of dwelling types is semi-detached in Heanor East and Heanor and Loscoe wards. In Heanor West it is terraced housing, although the percentage of detached dwellings is only slightly lower.

Tenure: The majority of people own their own dwelling. 13.2% of accommodation is social rented and 12.5% is private rented. There is a significantly higher percentage of social rented accommodation in Heanor East (16.2%) compared to the other two wards and the Borough as a whole.

Figure 8: Tenure: (percentage) Heanor Heanor Heanor Amber East West and Valley Loscoe Owned (outright) 32.3 32.4 38.7 38.2 Owned (mortgage/loan) 38.2 37.9 37.6 35.9 Shared ownership 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 Social rented (LA) 7.3 4.7 5.5 5.1 Social rented (other) 8.9 7.4 5.9 7.2 Private rent 11.3 15.9 10.2 11.8 Living rent free 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.4 Source: 2011 Census

Communal Establishments:

Figure 9: Communal Establishments Communal Communal Area Establishments Residents Heanor East Heanor West 5 87 Heanor and Loscoe Source Census 2011

Ward Building Rates: Over the last five years a total of 144 dwellings have been built which is 12% of the Borough's new housing over that period.

7 Figure 10: Ward Building Rate

Five Year Housing Land Supply – Ward Building Rate 2008- 09 2009-10 2010- 11 2011- 12 2012- 13 TOTAL Heanor East 10 33 10 7 8 68 Heanor West 18 21 9 -6 20 62 Heanor and Loscoe 11 1 0 1 1 14 Amber Valley 334 214 256 206 219 1229 Source: Amber Valley Borough Council cdpSmart database

Vacant Properties: The number of private sector vacant dwellings at October 2013:

 Heanor East 21 2.4% of private sector dwellings  Heanor West 61 7% of private sector dwellings  Heanor Loscoe 27 3% of private sector dwellings Local Plan Part 1 – The Core Strategy:

Strategic Site SG4: Newlands/Taylor Lane, Heanor is estimated to have the potential for around 500 dwellings. The indicative masterplan below illustrates the location of potential residential development.

In addition, 10 potential sites have been identified in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment.

Health

General Health: The percentage of people who consider their health to be good or very good reflects the Borough average of 79%. Generally health perception closely relate to that of the Borough overall. The percentage of people who consider their day-to-day activities are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability is

8 9.5% in Heanor West and 9.6% in Heanor East and Heanor and Loscoe. This reflects the Borough average of 9.4%.

Figure 11: General Health

Heanor and Amber Percentages Heanor East Heanor West Loscoe Valley England Very Good Health 43.2 41.3 41.9 44.0 47.2 Good Health 35.1 37.4 36.5 35.0 34.2 Fair Health 15.1 15.1 15.8 15.0 13.1 Bad Health 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.2 Very Bad Health 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2

Source: 2011 Census

Multiple Deprivations: The Government’s Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2010 indicates that local neighbourhoods in the Heanor area are experiencing varied levels of deprivation. Of the eight LSOAs in the ward, five are within the 50% most deprived in the country in terms of the Overall IMD. Three of the LSOAs (across all wards) are within the 25% most deprived in Amber Valley. For Health and Disability Heanor and Loscoe is in the 50% least deprived in the country. By contrast Heanor East is in the 50% most deprived, whilst Heanor East is divided equally between the two.

Life Expectancy:

Figure 12: Life Expectancy

Life Expectancy at Birth: 2005-09 MALES FEMALES Heanor East 79.2 81.7 Heanor West 77 81.3 Heanor and Loscoe 78.4 87.1 Amber Valley 78.8 82.8 East Midlands 80.2 81.8 Source: Public Health England (www.empho.org.uk)

Figure 13: Physical Activity and Obesity

25% of adults and 18% of Year 6 schoolchildren are obese in Amber Valley and only 57% of adults undertake 150 minutes of physical activity per week. These figures reflect the national average.

9 % Amber England England England Valley Average Worst Best Physically 57.4 56 43.8 68.5 Active Adults1 Obese 25.1 24.2 30.7 13.9 Adults2

Obese 17.5 19.2 28.5 10.3

Children3 Source: Public Health England – Health Profile 2013 Amber Valley

Children and Young People

School Capacity and Educational Provision: (source: Derbyshire County Council admissions book 2013/14)

There are eight schools in Heanor which have the following admissions numbers for the academic year 2013/14.

Figure 14: School Admissions Numbers

Admissions numbers for 2013/14 Coppice Primary 30 Corfield CofE Infant 30 Heanor Langley Infant and Nursery 42 Howitt Primary Community School 60 Loscoe CofE Primary 25 Mundy CofE Junior 60 Aldercar Community Language College 182 Heanor Gate Science College 237

Attainment:

Figure 15: Literacy & Numeracy Skills - Key Stage 2, achieving level 4 or above in English & Maths

2012 2013 Coppice Primary 82% 79% Howitt Primary Community School 65% 62% Loscoe CofE Primary 78% 78% Mundy CofE Junior 86% 97% LA (Derbyshire) 83% 78% England 79% 75% Source: Department for Education 2014

1 % adults achieving at least 150 mins physical activity per week, 2012 2 % adults, modelled estimate using Health Survey for England 2006-2008 3 % school children in Year 6 (age 10-11), 2011/12

10 In general, the levels of attainment of Level 4 or above in Maths and English in this area are higher or on a par with the Local Authority average. However, attainment at Howitt Primary Community School is significantly worse than the average.

Figure 16: GCSE Attainment Figures

As can be seen from the table below, 54% and 53% of students at Aldercar Community College and Heanor Gate Science College respectively achieved 5+ GCSE A*-C including Maths and English. This is lower than the Local Authority (Derbyshire) and national averages.

GCSE Attainment 2013 Aldercar Heanor Gate LA England Community Science College (Derbyshire) College Pupils Achieving 5+ GCSE (or 54% 53% 59% 59.2% equivalent) A*-C including Maths & English Pupils Achieving GCSE 5+ A*-G 98% 98% 96.4% 94.3% grades

Source: Department for Education 2014

Economic Prosperity

Figure 17: Household Income

2013 Mean Mode Ward Income Income Heanor East £29,447 10-15K Heanor West £31,289 10-15K Heanor and Loscoe £29,319 10-15K Source: Paycheck CACI 2013

2008 Mean Mode Ward Income Income Heanor East £30,883 15-20K Heanor West £29,976 15-20 Heanor and Loscoe £27,898 15-20 Source: Paycheck CACI 2008

Figure 18: Income Bands

2013

Heanor East 0-5k 5-10k 10-15k 15-20k 20-25k 25-30k 30-35k 3.3% 12.5% 14.8% 12.2% 9.6% 8.4% 7.3% Source: Paycheck CACI 2013

11 Heanor West 0-5k 5-10k 10-15k 15-20k 20-25k 25-30k 30-35k 3.2% 12.1% 14.2% 11.8% 9.4% 8.2% 7.2% Source: Paycheck CACI 2013

Heanor and Loscoe 0-5k 5-10k 10-15k 15-20k 20-25k 25-30k 30-35k 3.1% 12.7% 15.1% 12.5% 10% 8.5% 7.4% Source: Paycheck CACI 2013

2008

Heanor East 0-5k 5-10k 10-15k 15-20k 20-25k 25-30k 2.7% 7.5% 11.1% 14.5% 13.8% 11.7 Sourced from Paycheck CACI 2008

Heanor West 0-5k 5-10k 10-15k 15-20k 20-25k 25-30k 2.9% 7.5% 11.9% 13.6% 13% 11.3% Sourced from Paycheck CACI 2008

Heanor and Loscoe 0-5k 5-10k 10-15k 15-20k 20-25k 25-30k 3.2% 8% 12.6% 14.5% 13.8% 11.7% Sourced from Paycheck CACI 2008

There are two calculations above identifying the average annual income for the residents of Belper.

Mean Income- The mean is the most common measure of average.

Mode- The mode is the number, which occurs most often in a set of data. There can be more than one mode. Average households incomes in Heanor are between 8% (Heanor West) and 14% (Heanor and Loscoe) less than the Borough average. Between 2008 and 2013, incomes rose by 4.2% and 4.8% respectively in Heanor West and Heanor and Loscoe. However, in Heanor East incomes fell by 4.6% in the same period. The change in modal incomes illustrates that more households are earning less than they were in 2008. Economic Activity: Figure 19: Economic Activity The 2011 Census showed that economic activity was slightly lower than the Borough and national average in Heanor East and Heanor and Loscoe, and slightly higher in Heanor West. The percentage of people who are long-term unemployed is higher in Heanor East than the Borough average.

12 Heanor Heanor Heanor Amber East Economic Activity West and England East Valley Midlands Loscoe Economically Active (including 68.5% 71.2% 68.8% 69.9% 69.4% 69.9% unemployed and full-time students) Economically Inactive (including 31.3% 28.7% 31.1% 30.2% 30.8% 30.1% retired, Long term sick/disabled) Long Term Unemployed 2% 1.8% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% Source: 2011 Census

Occupation: The largest occupational group is Skilled Trades with 16.2% of employed people working in this sector, which is above both the Amber Valley and national averages. The smallest group is Managers, Directors and Senior Officials which makes up only 8.3% of employed people and is significantly below both the Amber Valley and national averages.

Figure 20: Occupation

Heanor Heanor Heanor and Amber (Percentages) England East West Loscoe Valley 1 Managers, Directors, Senior 8.2 8.6 8 10.8 10.9 officials

2 Professional 10.1 11.8 9 14.8 17.5

3 Associate professional & 10.4 10.3 9 11.0 12.8 technical 4 Administrative & 11.3 9.9 9.4 10.7 11.5 secretarial

5 Skilled trades 15.4 16.1 17.2 13.8 11.4

6 Personal services 9.9 8.4 10 9.0 9.3

7 Sales and customer 9.5 9.4 9.3 7.4 8.4 services

8 Process plant and 12.4 12.9 13.5 11.0 7.2 machine operatives

9 Elementary 12.8 12.6 14.6 11.6 11.1 occupations Source: 2011 Census

Unemployment: Unemployment has fallen in all three wards from March – December 2013. The percentage of those unemployed is significantly higher than the Borough average, with Heanor West having the 2nd highest rate in the Borough. At 3.5%, this is also significantly higher than the national average.

13 Figure 21: Unemployment rates

Heanor Heanor Heanopr Amber East West and England Valley (Percentages) Loscoe

March 2012 4.9 4.7 4.6 3.6 4.0

March 2013 3.7 5.2 3.4 3.0 3.8

December 2013 2.3 3.5 2.3 1.8 2.8

Source: Derbyshire County Council 2014

Benefits: At August 2013 the percentage of Heanor residents claiming benefits was higher than the Borough average. At 16.2% the percentage of Heanor West residents claiming benefits was significantly higher than the other Heanor wards and the national average. Figure 22: Benefit Claimants

Heanor East Heanor West Heanor Amber Great and Valley Britain (Percentages) Loscoe Total claimants 13.6 16.2 14.7 12.1 13.6 Job seekers 2.4 3.3 2.5 2.1 3.2 ESA and incapacity benefits 6.1 7.4 6.1 5.7 6.1 Lone parents 0.9 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.3 Carers 2.2 1.8 2.5 1.5 1.3 Others on income related benefits 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 Disabled 1.3 0.3 1.6 1.3 1.2 Bereaved 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 Source – Nomis August 2013

Qualifications:

There is a higher percentage of persons aged 16 and over in Heanor with no qualifications than the Borough and national averages. In addition a significantly lower percentage has Level 4 and above qualifications and a significantly higher percentage has Level 1 qualifications.

Figure 23: Qualifications

Heanor East Heanor Heanor Amber West and England Valley (Percentages) Loscoe Usual Residents Aged 16 and over 4,767 4,922 4,333 100,841 42,989,620 No Qualifications 30.5 28.7 32.1 27.0 22.5 Level 1 Qualifications 15.9 16.1 15.8 13.9 13.3 Level 2 Qualifications 15.8 18 17.2 15.5 15.2 Apprenticeships 5 5.5 5.3 4.6 3.6 Level 3 Qualifications 12.9 11.5 11.1 12.0 12.4 Level 4 & above Qualifications 15.7 16.3 14.1 23.2 27.4

14 Other Qualification 4.1 4 4.3 3.9 5.7

Source: 2011 Census

Employment Areas: There is currently one designated employment area in the Heanor & Loscoe ward covering 9.83 hectares of land at Loscoe Fields and three at Bailey Brook, Derby Road (Access 26 Business Park) and Heanor Gate. The three main existing employment areas are Bailey Brook, Taylor Lane and Heanor Gate, although Heanor Gate actually lies in Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse ward.

Local Industries: The Manufacturing industry is the biggest employer in this area, accounting for over 20% of persons employed. The Retail industry is the second most important employer in the area accounting for over 17% of persons employed, and both industries are also the highest employers in the Borough and the East Midlands. (Source: 2011 Census)

Transport

Transport Infrastructure: Heanor is served by two A classified roads, the A6007 and A608. The A608 gives access to the A610, which serves Nottingham and provides useful links to the M1 and subsequent connections to other parts of the region and the rest of the country. The A6007 also provides access to other road networks that serve locations within and outside the Borough, as well as access to the Langley Mill railway station, which provides hourly services between Nottingham and Leeds.

Cycle routes: The infrastructure to support sustainable modes of transport such as cycling, walking and other non-motorised transport is being developed and will form a network called the Derbyshire Greenways. Some of these multi-user routes have already been completed and currently the Great North Greenway connects Heanor to Ilkeston and beyond to Derby. The route is proposed to be developed further and will connect Heanor to Ripley in the north.

Car Availability: 77.2% of households have one or more cars/vans which is lower than the Borough average of 80.8%. In Heanor West, the percentage is significantly lower at 74.6% (Census 2011).

Method of Travel to Work: The majority of people living in Heanor travel to work by car or van (69%). In Heanor West this is 67% which is significantly less than the Borough average of 71% and reflects the significantly lower car ownership in this ward compared to the Borough average. 20% percent of residents use more sustainable methods of transport; public transport, bicycle and foot. 1% of people in Heanor East and West make use of the train travel available at Langley Mill railway station.

15 Figure 24: Method of Travel to Work:

Heanor Heanor Heanor and Amber England (Percentages) East West Loscoe Valley Usual Residents Aged 16 -74 – 2,784 2,954 2,498 59,381 25,162,721 in employment (Persons) Work mainly at home 3.9 3.1 2.7 5.1 5.4 Train, tram etc 0.9 1.1 0.5 1.2 5.3 Bus, minibus, coach 5.6 5.6 6 4.1 7.5 Taxi 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 Motorcycle, scooter, moped 1.1 1.2 1.1 1 0.8 Driving car/van 70.4 66.6 70.3 71 57.0 Passenger in car/van 5.6 5.6 6.7 5.6 5.0 Bicycle 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.4 3.0 On foot 10 14.2 10.6 9.7 10.7 Other method 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.6 Source: Census 2011

Distance Travelled to Work: 25% of residents travel less than 2km to work, followed by 23% of residents travelling between 10 and 20 km to work. Only 7% of people currently work from home. This reflects the high proportion of people employed in the industrial sector.

Public Transport: Bus services from Heanor are relatively frequent to a number of destinations. Services run to Derby and Nottingham daily every 15 minutes.

16 Figure 25: Bus Timetable for Heanor

Service Frequency Route 1A Hourly Mon-Sat Ripley · Heanor · Langley · Aldercar 1 Every 15 mins Ripley-Heanor-Eastwood-Nottingham AMB Hourly Derby - Kilburn - Heanor - Eastwood - Hucknall H1 Every 20 Minutes Derby - Smalley - Heanor - Leabrooks - Alfreton 20 Hourly Sunday & Bank Heanor - Ilkeston - Kirk Hallam - Beeston - Nottingham Holiday Monday 23 Every 30 Minutes Heanor-Cotmanhay-Ilkeston-Kirk Hallam

138 Hourly Mon-Sat Belper-Kilburn-Heanor- Langley Mill BC Hourly Mon-Sat Derby- West Hallam- Ilkeston- Heanor – Mansfield IF Early morning and Derby-Ilkeston-Heanor-Langley Mill evening only Y1 Every 15 mins Derby-Smalley-Heanor Y3 Early morning and Heanor-Cotmanhay-Ilkeston-Derby evening only Source: Derbyshire County Council 2014

Community Transport:

Heanor is a Primary Service Area for community transport. Amber Valley Community Transport is now working with Chesterfield Community Transport under the name CT4TC, Community Transport for Town and County. They provide essential transport for people with disabilities, elderly people and community groups. There are 18 buses plus a single wheelchair vehicle. A Community Car Scheme is also operated where volunteers use their own cars to provide transport. A mileage charge is applicable on all journeys to cover running costs.

Derbyshire County Council’s Dial a Bus service can be pre-booked and charges fares in line with public transport services. (Derbyshire County Council 2014).

Rail Service: Langley Mill railway station which is located 1 mile to the east of Heanor is served by one train per hour to Leeds and Nottingham. The journey time to Nottingham is 15-20 minutes.

Location of Employment: Heanor has a stronger relationship with Ilkeston and Nottingham than with Derby due its location; 13% of employed Heanor residents travel to nearby Ilkeston or Nottingham (a significant number whom travel to Beeston) to work compared to 9% who travel to Derby but the majority of these trips are destined to locations outside Derby City Centre. Nearly 30% of employed Heanor residents work within their community.

17 Significant Home to Work Destinations for Selected Amber Valley Communities

Accessibility: A collection of six essential service destination types have been identified to reflect those discussed in the Social Exclusion Unit Report (2003) - Making the Connections. The DfT Accessibility Indicators Report (2007) sets out the core indicators thresholds for each destination type.

Identified in the table below are the journey times to key services.

Figure 26: DfT Accessibility Indicators (2007) Journey Time Thresholds Key Destination (mins)* Lower Upper GP Surgery 15 30 Pharmacy 15 30 Post Office 15 30 Primary School 15 30 Secondary School 20 40 Supermarket/ Convenience Store 15 30

DfT Accessibility Indicators Report 2007- Core Indicator Threshold

18 Figure 27: Heanor Travel Times to Core Services

Doctors Post Primary Secondary Surgery Pharmacy Office School School Supermarket Travel Time Access by Cycle mins (16kph) 7 6.3 3 3.3 23 2 Travel Time by Foot mins (4.8kph) 22.3 18.6 10.6 25 20.3 8.3

Travel Time Access by Public Transport mins (weekday 0700-0900) 13.6 13.3 8.5 24.9 19 8.1

Average travel times Heanor (Measurement of Existing Accessibility – Amber Valley SHLAA Sites) August 2009

Environment

Conservation Areas: There are no Conservation Areas within Heanor.

Landscape Character Areas: The Heanor area falls within the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield Landscape Character area and consists of mainly urban area with some Coalfield Village Farmlands character types.

Green Belt /Designated Sites: Approximately 30% of the area lies in the Green Belt and there are a few biodiversity assets including 1 local nature reserve and 4 wildlife sites all of which are of significant local importance.

Water and Flood Risk: Bailey Brook flows through the northern part of the area, and Loscoe Dam is located to the east of Loscoe. According to the Amber Valley Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA), the land around the brook and the dam is in Flood Risk Area 2 (medium risk zone) or 3 (high-risk zone) and the rest of the area is in Flood Risk Area 1 (low risk zone).

Culture Arts and Tourism

Heanor is an ancient settlement that was mentioned in the doomsday book of 1086. It has history and culture closely associated with its evolution from an agricultural settlement to bustling market town during the industrial revolution. Landscaping of damaged land associated with the mining industry has been given much attention. However there are a few sites and buildings (including some 17th century cottages) that capture its industrial history and culture. Notably these include Shipley Country Park, which is a reclaimed opencast site, together with the parkland, woods and lake of the former Shipley Hall. Another interesting cultural amenity is the ancient Heanor Parish Church of St Lawrence, which has elements of its structure which date as far back as the 12th century.

Leisure and Recreation

Leisure Centres: (1) Willis Greg, Hands Road.

Libraries: (1) Library Ilkeston Road and the area is served by 1 mobile library visits.

Museum: (0)

Leisure and Recreation: The town is served by a number of recreation grounds and playing fields as well as Heanor Memorial Park and a nature reserve at Loscoe. Shipley Park is located immediately to the south and provides a large recreation space within easy reach of the town. There are a large number of play facilities for children and young people within the three wards. Further places for leisure and recreation include civic spaces, green corridors and allotments.

Green Flag Awards: Shipley Country Park.

Figure 28: Recreation Sites Heanor

Gardens Parks & spaces green Natural Corridors Green Facilities Sports Outdoor Greenspace Amenity People Young Children/ churchyards closed Cemeteries, spacesCivic Allotments

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Open and Green Spaces in Heanor

Recycling Facilities: Loscoe Household Waste Recycling Centre, Tesco Car Park.

Community Centres: Heanor Gate Youth Club