DE12 7FP

Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe · 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 7FS 62 m
DE12 7RY 74 m
DE12 7RB 83 m
DE12 7RJ 148 m
DE12 7RD 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE12 7FP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 7
Latitude
52.714364
Longitude
-1.522898
British National Grid easting
432,327
British National Grid northing
313,072

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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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Hollybush Close, Oakthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7FP 29 August 2023 £490,000
3, Hollybush Close, Oakthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7FP 14 April 2023 £525,000
4, Hollybush Close, Oakthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7FP 25 January 2023 £242,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
14
Secondary
0
  1. Oakthorpe Primary School

    Academy converter

    181 m
  2. Donisthorpe Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Measham Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
356
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 133
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Vehicle crime 27

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

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

    1.4 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C82014

    4.8 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

  • Stretton View

    BCT · Oakthorpe

    0.0 miles
  • School Street

    BCT · Oakthorpe

    0.0 miles
  • School Street

    BCT · Oakthorpe

    0.0 miles
  • Bon Croft Gardens

    BCT · Oakthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Bon Croft Gardens

    BCT · Oakthorpe

    0.1 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.

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

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 £490,000 from 5 recorded sales in DE12 7FP. 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 0 secondary schools. Oakthorpe Primary School is the nearest published school at 181 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

356 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 133 events.

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