DE12 7FB

Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE12 7QZ 28 m
DE12 7QT 95 m
DE12 7QY 121 m
DE12 7RA 174 m
DE12 7QS 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE12 7FB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 August 2009
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 7
Latitude
52.712837
Longitude
-1.527755
British National Grid easting
432,000
British National Grid northing
312,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005559
Westminster constituency
Hinckley and Bosworth · E14001288
Output area
E00131706
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 008E · E01025954
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 008 · E02005404

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
12
Secondary
0
  1. Oakthorpe Primary School

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    531 m
  2. Donisthorpe Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Measham Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
311
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 122
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Public order 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MEASHAM MEDICAL UNIT

    HIGH STREET, MEASHAM, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 7HR

    ODS code C82017

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Stretton View

    BCT · Oakthorpe

    0.0 miles
  • Bon Croft Gardens

    BCT · Oakthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Bon Croft Gardens

    BCT · Oakthorpe

    0.2 miles
  • Stretton View

    BCT · Oakthorpe

    0.3 miles
  • School Street

    BCT · Oakthorpe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 008E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,213 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 0 secondary schools. Oakthorpe Primary School is the nearest published school at 531 m.

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

Recorded crime

311 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 122 events.

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