DE12 7AY

Measham North · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swadlincote
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE12 7AZ 37 m
DE12 7JJ 56 m
DE12 7JL 90 m
DE12 7LH 103 m
DE12 7JG 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE12 7AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 7
Latitude
52.706550
Longitude
-1.502588
British National Grid easting
433,705
British National Grid northing
312,212

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005557
Output area
E00170693
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 012B · E01025947
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 012 · E02005408

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, The Lakins, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7AY 3 October 2023 £275,000
5, The Lakins, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7AY 18 November 2022 £193,000
3, The Lakins, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7AY 17 September 2021 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
12
Secondary
0
  1. St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    214 m
  2. Measham Church of England Primary School

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    223 m
  3. Oakthorpe Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
391
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 134
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Public order 32
  • Shoplifting 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

11 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.7
DE12 7 residents
9,801

Age bands in DE12 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,655 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

980 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

2,382 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

2,883 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

1,833 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE12 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • MEASHAM MEDICAL UNIT

    HIGH STREET, MEASHAM, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 7HR

    ODS code C82017

    435 m

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C82014

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Woodfield

    BCT · Measham

    0.1 miles
  • Peggs Close

    BCT · Measham

    0.1 miles
  • Peggs Close

    BCT · Measham

    0.1 miles
  • The Swan

    BCT · Measham

    0.1 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Measham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 012B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,440 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £195,000 from 3 recorded sales in DE12 7AY. 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

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 214 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

391 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 134 events.

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