DE6 5AX

Hilton · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hilton
Local authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Postcode district
DE6
Postcode sector
DE6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE65 5AX 238 m
DE65 5AW 442 m
DE65 5SL 1.0 km
DE65 5SN 1.1 km
DE65 5AU 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE6 5AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE6
Postcode sector
DE6 5
Latitude
52.898205
Longitude
-1.722565
British National Grid easting
418,760
British National Grid northing
333,452

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Hilton · E05008813
Parish or community
E04002905
Westminster constituency
Derbyshire Dales · E14001195
Output area
E00100526
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 001D · E01019866
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 001 · E02004118

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Church Broughton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km
  2. Sudbury Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km
  3. Heath Fields Primary School

    Community school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE6 5 residents
4,513

Age bands in DE6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

541 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

398 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

984 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

1,257 residents

Age 65 and over
24.4%

1,028 residents

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.

Nearby transport

  • The Cottage

    BCT · Aston Heath

    0.8 miles
  • Boggy Lane

    BCT · Church Broughton

    0.9 miles
  • Boggy Lane

    BCT · Church Broughton

    1.0 miles
  • Coplow Lane

    BCT · Foston

    1.0 miles
  • Foston Hall

    BCT · Foston

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 001D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,605 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Church Broughton CofE 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

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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