DE12 8BU

Seales · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swadlincote
Ward
Seales
Local authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE12 8BX 523 m
DE12 8BH 1.0 km
DE12 8BL 1.1 km
DE12 8BT 1.1 km
DE12 8BG 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE12 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 8
Latitude
52.714346
Longitude
-1.603337
British National Grid easting
426,893
British National Grid northing
313,037

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Seales · E05008819
Parish or community
E04002915
Westminster constituency
South Derbyshire · E14001483
Output area
E00100549
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 011D · E01019870
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 011 · E02004128

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Grange Meadow Barn, Sandy Lane, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BU 2 September 2021 £1,300,098
Birchington House, Clifton Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BU 17 September 2009 £1,700,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
0
  1. Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km
  2. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Public order 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

12 female, 16 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.8
DE12 8 residents
3,649

Age bands in DE12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

504 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

294 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

698 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.6%

1,207 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

1,004 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE12 8 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+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Lullington Lane End

    BCT · Grangewood

    0.7 miles
  • Lullington Lane End

    BCT · Grangewood

    0.7 miles
  • Grangewood Hall

    BCT · Grangewood

    1.0 miles
  • Grangewood Hall

    BCT · Grangewood

    1.0 miles
  • Hawthorn Avenue

    BCT · Netherseal

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 011D, 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

11,312 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £1,300,098 from 1 recorded sale in DE12 8BU. 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

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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