Alfreton
| Station Name | Alfreton |
| Station Code | ALF |
| Station Owner | East Midlands Railway |
| Developable Area | 20.93ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,047 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Amber Valley |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 996 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,563 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 157% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | East Midlands |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 61,690 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 311,030 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,203 |
Development Potential
England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Alfreton station had 311,030 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 854 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 50 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Alfreton is located within the East Midlands railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 20.93ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,047 homes.
The station sits within Amber Valley planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 157%, having delivered 1,563 homes from a target of 996. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Amber Valley's stations is 1,651 homes. That's 166% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Amber Valley's stations is 1,651 homes without building on protected land. That's 166% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
