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DE21 7BU

West Hallam & Dale Abbey · Erewash · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Hallam & Dale Abbey
Local authority
Erewash
Constituency
Mid Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE21
Postcode sector
DE21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE21 7BW 722 m
DE21 4RA 1.0 km
DE21 2XX 1.1 km
DE21 4TD 1.1 km
DE21 2XW 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE21 7BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE21
Postcode sector
DE21 7
Latitude
52.941389
Longitude
-1.402124
British National Grid easting
440,276
British National Grid northing
338,387

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Erewash · E07000036
Electoral ward
West Hallam & Dale Abbey · E05010621
Parish or community
E04002827
Westminster constituency
Mid Derbyshire · E14001362
Output area
E00099684
Lower layer super output area
Erewash 005D · E01019704
Middle layer super output area
Erewash 005 · E02004082

Postcode source versions

Explore DE21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. Lees Brook Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  2. Cavendish Close Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km

  3. Parkview Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
149
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 80
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Other theft 11
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Public order 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

4 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
DE21 7 residents
12,703

Age bands in DE21 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

2,077 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,232 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

2,871 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

3,300 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

3,170 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE21 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+
0%
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%

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

5

within 5 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 CHAPEL STREET, SPONDON, DERBY, DE21 7RJ

    ODS code C81068

    2.3 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAINE DRIVE, CHADDESDEN, DERBY, DE21 6LA

    ODS code C81051

    2.5 km

  • OVERDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    207 VICTORIA AVENUE, BORROWASH, DERBY, DE72 3HG

    ODS code C81066

    3.6 km

  • WEST HALLAM MEDICAL CTR

    THE DALES, WEST HALLAM VILLAGE, ILKESTON, DE7 6GR

    ODS code C81046

    4.0 km

  • DERWENT VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DERWENT VALLEY MEDICAL PRAC, 20 ST. MARKS ROAD, DERBY, DE21 6AT

    ODS code C81014

    4.1 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

  • North Lodge

    BCT · Morley

    0.6 miles

  • North Lodge

    BCT · Morley

    0.6 miles

  • Morley Road

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.6 miles

  • Morley Road

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.6 miles

  • Smalley Drive End

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Erewash 005D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,338 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
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

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Lees Brook Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

149 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 80 events.

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