DE7 2HN

Castle Donington Central · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
DE7
Postcode sector
DE7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE72 2HN 4 m
DE72 2HL 549 m
DE72 2HJ 906 m
DE74 2UD 938 m
DE74 2UG 956 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE7 2HN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE7
Postcode sector
DE7 2
Latitude
52.862584
Longitude
-1.330690
British National Grid easting
445,158
British National Grid northing
329,663

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005547
Output area
E00131570
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001F · E01035098
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001 · E02005397

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Hemington Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  2. Shardlow Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Orchard Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
119
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Other theft 19
  • Vehicle crime 19
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 12

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASTLE DONINGTON SURGERY

    53 BOROUGH STREET, CASTLE DONINGTON, DERBY, DE74 2LB

    ODS code C82007

    2.3 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    DRAGWELL, KEGWORTH, DERBY, DE74 2EL

    ODS code C82040

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Donington Lane

    BCT · Cavendish Bridge

    0.0 miles
  • Donington Lane

    BCT · Cavendish Bridge

    0.0 miles
  • Back Lane

    BCT · Cavendish Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Back Lane

    BCT · Cavendish Bridge

    0.3 miles
  • Aldi Distribution Centre

    BCT · Cavendish Bridge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 001F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,675 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 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 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hemington Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

119 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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