Heanor at a glance
Set in Derbyshire and covering the DE75 and NG16 postcode districts, this is a town where rail and road links meet everyday needs, with Langley Mill station 0.6 miles from the centre and the small community of Shipley 1.5 miles away looking to it for services. By road, Eastwood is 2.8 miles in 11 minutes, Ripley 3.7 miles in 12 minutes, Ilkeston 4.9 miles in 13 minutes, Somercotes and Swanwick 5.8 miles in 15 minutes, Nuthall and Watnall 6.4 miles in 14 minutes, West Hallam 6.6 miles in 16 minutes, Selston 6.7 miles in 18 minutes, and both Belper and Hucknall 7.7 miles in 22 minutes and 20 minutes respectively, with Annesley Woodhouse also 7.7 miles in 19 minutes, so local moves and commutes are straightforward. Heanor Retail Park sits 0.5 miles from the centre, with Giltbrook Retail Park 2.8 miles, and Waterside Retail Park 3.2 miles, handy for flat-pack and furniture collections, while the Loscoe Household Waste Recycling Centre is 1.1 miles from the centre for tip runs of old furniture, garden waste and clutter. Storage needs are well covered, with U-Store UK and Ilkeston Self Storage both 3 miles from the centre, Alfreton Self Storage 6.3 miles and Storage 4U 6.4 miles, supporting loads into and out of self storage during house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby. Student moves at the start and end of term often run to Clinical Sciences 8 miles away and Jubilee Campus (University of Nottingham) 8 miles. With a 2021 census population of 24264, residents also move single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine between nearby addresses, and longer relocations reach the nearest main town, Brackley, as well as the wider area.
Heanor had 24,264 people at the 2021 Census. Furniture and flat-pack from Heanor Retail Park, Giltbrook Retail Park and Waterside Retail Park is a common single-item run. The council's nearest recycling centre is Loscoe Household Waste Recycling Centre, 1.1 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.