DE11 8GY

Blackfordby · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swadlincote
Postcode district
DE11
Postcode sector
DE11 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE11 8GW 68 m
DE11 8GX 101 m
DE11 7EL 178 m
DE11 8BN 186 m
DE11 7BZ 228 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE11 8GY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE11
Postcode sector
DE11 8
Latitude
52.764338
Longitude
-1.522855
British National Grid easting
432,293
British National Grid northing
318,631

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005542
Output area
E00131686
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 008C · E01025952
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 008 · E02005404

Postcode source versions

Explore DE11

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Lewis Drive, Blackfordby, Swadlincote, DE11 8GY 25 July 2025 £455,000
9, Lewis Drive, Blackfordby, Swadlincote, DE11 8GY 27 June 2025 £350,000
7, Lewis Drive, Blackfordby, Swadlincote, DE11 8GY 30 May 2025 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. Three Trees CofE Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    696 m
  2. Three Trees Infant Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    696 m
  3. Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    853 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
644
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 309
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Other theft 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Public order 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE11 8 residents
6,820

Age bands in DE11 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,228 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

691 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

1,824 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

1,651 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

1,000 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODVILLE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 71 BURTON ROAD, WOODVILLE, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 7JE

    ODS code C81060

    1.2 km

  • HEARTWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SWADLINCOTE HEALTH CENTRE, CIVIC WAY, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 0AE

    ODS code Y01812

    2.7 km

  • SWADLINCOTE SURGERY

    DARKLANDS ROAD, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 0PP

    ODS code C81032

    3.0 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

    ASCEBI HOUSE, 118 BURTON ROAD, ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH, LE65 2LP

    ODS code C82014

    3.2 km

  • GRESLEYDALE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    GLAMORGAN WAY, CHURCH GRESLEY, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 9JT

    ODS code C81114

    3.7 km

  • NEWHALL SURGERY

    46-48 HIGH STREET, NEWHALL, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 0HU

    ODS code C81020

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Millfield Street

    BCT · Boundary

    0.1 miles
  • Millfield Street

    BCT · Woodville

    0.1 miles
  • Bridle Way

    BCT · Blackfordby

    0.1 miles
  • Bridle Way

    BCT · Blackfordby

    0.1 miles
  • Butt Lane

    BCT · Woodville

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 008C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,482 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £345,000 from 8 recorded sales in DE11 8GY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North West Leicestershire is £282,239 in June 2026, up 6.5% year on year.

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Three Trees CofE Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 696 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

644 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 309 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.