DE7 1HU

Melbourne · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE7
Postcode sector
DE7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE73 7GH 47 m
DE73 7HU 69 m
DE73 7GJ 168 m
DE73 7GD 256 m
DE73 7HY 335 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE7 1HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE7
Postcode sector
DE7 1
Latitude
52.841561
Longitude
-1.454564
British National Grid easting
436,836
British National Grid northing
327,254

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Melbourne · E05008815
Parish or community
E04002924
Westminster constituency
South Derbyshire · E14001483
Output area
E00100543
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 005B · E01019868
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 005 · E02004122

Postcode source versions

Explore DE7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. Melbourne Infant School

    Community school

    2.5 km
  3. Melbourne Junior School

    Community school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
38
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 4
  • Vehicle crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MELBOURNE & CHELLASTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MELBOURNE & CHELLASTON MP, PENN LANE, MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE, DERBY, DE73 8EF

    ODS code C81108

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Derby Road

    BCT · Stanton by Bridge

    0.3 miles
  • Derby Road

    BCT · Stanton by Bridge

    0.3 miles
  • Crewe And Harpur

    BCT · Swarkestone

    0.8 miles
  • Crewe And Harpur

    BCT · Swarkestone

    0.9 miles
  • Woodshop Lane

    BCT · Swarkestone

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 005B, 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

26,307 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Sale and Davys Church of England 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

38 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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