DE12 8LW

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 8LP 1.3 km
DE12 8LN 1.5 km
B79 9JL 1.5 km
B79 9JR 1.6 km
B79 9JP 2.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE12 8LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 8
Latitude
52.734391
Longitude
-1.673516
British National Grid easting
422,142
British National Grid northing
315,243

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Seales · E05008819
Parish or community
E04002894
Westminster constituency
South Derbyshire · E14001483
Output area
E00100544
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 011E · E01019871
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 011 · E02004128

Postcode source versions

Explore DE12

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Catton Barn, Catton, Swadlincote, DE12 8LW 13 March 2025 £265,000
Clarence Cottage, Catton, Swadlincote, DE12 8LW 20 December 2024 £302,510
Mansditch Cottage, Catton, Swadlincote, DE12 8LW 14 December 2018 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km
  2. Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Rosliston CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.6 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

14 female, 12 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE12 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
16.7%
Next Generation Access
95.8%
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 straight-line

  • BARTON

    BARTON FAMILY PRACTICE, SHORT LANE, BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, DE13 8LT

    ODS code M83065

    4.6 km

  • ALREWAS

    EXCHANGE ROAD, ALREWAS, BURTON-ON-TRENT, DE13 7AS

    ODS code M83035

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Donkhill Farm Cottages

    BCT · Catton

    0.3 miles
  • Donkhill Farm Cottages

    BCT · Catton

    0.3 miles
  • Catton Hall

    BCT · Catton

    0.8 miles
  • Catton Hall

    BCT · Catton

    0.8 miles
  • Lads Grave

    BCT · Rosliston

    0.8 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
0
Low risk addresses
4
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

Property market

The five-year median is £283,755 from 2 recorded sales in DE12 8LW. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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