DE12 6PN

Linton · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swadlincote
Ward
Linton
Local authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE12 6PH 87 m
DE12 6PP 104 m
DE12 6PL 144 m
DE12 6PS 164 m
DE12 6PJ 189 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE12 6PN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 6
Latitude
52.743803
Longitude
-1.592093
British National Grid easting
427,634
British National Grid northing
316,318

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Linton · E05008814
Parish or community
E04002911
Westminster constituency
South Derbyshire · E14001483
Output area
E00100456
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 011B · E01019851
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 011 · E02004128

Postcode source versions

Explore DE12

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Helston Close, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PN 12 September 2025 £265,000
12, Helston Close, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PN 14 August 2020 £195,000
11, Helston Close, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PN 31 July 2018 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Linton Primary School

    Foundation school

    298 m
  2. Pegasus School

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km
  3. Overseal Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
248
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 108
  • Anti social behaviour 33
  • Public order 20
  • Vehicle crime 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

15 female, 16 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.4
DE12 6 residents
8,637

Age bands in DE12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,395 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

805 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,993 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

2,586 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

1,854 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE12 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

5

within 5 km

  • GRESLEYDALE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    GLAMORGAN WAY, CHURCH GRESLEY, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 9JT

    ODS code C81114

    2.2 km

  • SWADLINCOTE SURGERY

    DARKLANDS ROAD, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 0PP

    ODS code C81032

    4.1 km

  • HEARTWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01812

    4.1 km

  • NEWHALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81020

    4.8 km

  • WOODVILLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81060

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Linton

    0.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · Linton

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Linton

    0.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · Linton

    0.2 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Linton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 011B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,722 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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 £265,000 from 1 recorded sale in DE12 6PN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Derbyshire is £258,672 in June 2026, up 5.6% year on year.

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Linton Primary School is the nearest published school at 298 m.

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

Recorded crime

248 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 108 events.

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