DE12 8DJ

Appleby · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swadlincote
Ward
Appleby
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 0NZ 467 m
B79 0NY 507 m
B79 0NU 537 m
B79 0NX 540 m
B79 0PD 555 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE12 8DJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 8
Latitude
52.681899
Longitude
-1.576606
British National Grid easting
428,720
British National Grid northing
309,438

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Electoral ward
Appleby · E05010090
Parish or community
E04005549
Westminster constituency
Hinckley and Bosworth · E14001288
Output area
E00131503
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 012A · E01025913
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 012 · E02005408

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hill Top House, No Man's Heath Road, Chilcote, Swadlincote, DE12 8DJ 29 May 2015 £550,000
Shire Barn, No Man's Heath Road, Chilcote, Swadlincote, DE12 8DJ 20 December 2011 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Newton Regis CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Austrey CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Drugs 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.2% 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+
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.

Nearby transport

  • Ash Lane

    BCT · No Mans Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Ash Lane

    BCT · No Mans Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Unit 3

    BCT · Mercia Park

    0.6 miles
  • Unit 4

    BCT · Mercia Park

    0.9 miles
  • Unit 2

    BCT · Mercia Park

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,630 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 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.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Newton Regis CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 7 events.

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