DE12 7HD

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
LE65 1TG 680 m
DE12 7JQ 850 m
DE12 7LB 854 m
DE12 7HF 889 m
DE12 7LD 931 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE12 7HD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 7
Latitude
52.708784
Longitude
-1.486903
British National Grid easting
434,763
British National Grid northing
312,468

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005557
Output area
E00131676
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 012C · E01025948
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 012 · E02005408

Postcode source versions

Explore DE12

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Firs, Gallows Lane, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7HD 28 September 2018 £635,000
Measham House Cottage, Gallows Lane, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7HD 13 July 2018 £820,000
Measham House Farm, Gallows Lane, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7HD 13 July 2018 £1,100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy

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    1.1 km
  2. Measham Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Oakthorpe Primary School

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    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
206
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 69
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Public order 18
  • Other theft 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

6 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE12 7 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+
55.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
44.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
44.4%
Gigabit-capable
44.4%
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

2

within 5 km

  • MEASHAM MEDICAL UNIT

    HIGH STREET, MEASHAM, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 7HR

    ODS code C82017

    1.5 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C82014

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Woodfield

    BCT · Measham

    0.6 miles
  • North Walk

    BCT · Measham

    0.6 miles
  • North Walk

    BCT · Measham

    0.6 miles
  • New Street

    BCT · Measham

    0.7 miles
  • The Swan

    BCT · Measham

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

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

18,418 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 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

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

206 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 69 events.

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