DE12 8HE

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 8HD 67 m
DE12 8HF 76 m
DE12 8DG 93 m
DE12 8ET 116 m
DE12 8HR 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE12 8HE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 8
Latitude
52.735294
Longitude
-1.637951
British National Grid easting
424,543
British National Grid northing
315,355

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Seales · E05008819
Parish or community
E04002897
Westminster constituency
South Derbyshire · E14001483
Output area
E00100546
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 011E · E01019871
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 011 · E02004128

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Elmslea Avenue, Coton In The Elms, Swadlincote, DE12 8HE 22 July 2025 £215,000
7, Elmslea Avenue, Coton In The Elms, Swadlincote, DE12 8HE 8 February 2022 £205,555
14, Elmslea Avenue, Coton In The Elms, Swadlincote, DE12 8HE 9 July 2021 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2 m
  2. Rosliston CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km
  3. Pegasus School

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
63
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 28
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 6
  • Vehicle crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

20 female, 16 male

Postcode households
13
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 1% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • Burton Road

    BCT · Coton in the Elms

    0.1 miles
  • Church Street

    BCT · Coton in the Elms

    0.1 miles
  • Church Street

    BCT · Coton in the Elms

    0.1 miles
  • Burton Road

    BCT · Coton in the Elms

    0.1 miles
  • Chapmans Croft

    BCT · Coton in the Elms

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 011E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,853 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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 £210,278 from 2 recorded sales in DE12 8HE. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School is the nearest published school at 2 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

63 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 28 events.

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