DE7 2QG

Long Whatton & Diseworth · 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
DE74 2AN 1.1 km
LE12 9UJ 1.2 km
LE12 9UL 1.4 km
LE12 9XB 1.4 km
LE12 9UH 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE7 2QG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE7
Postcode sector
DE7 2
Latitude
52.796041
Longitude
-1.341513
British National Grid easting
444,497
British National Grid northing
322,254

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005556
Output area
E00131558
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 002A · E01025923
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 002 · E02005398

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Belton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km
  2. Diseworth Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.6 km
  3. Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MANOR HOUSE SURGERY

    1 MILL LANE, BELTON, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 9UJ

    ODS code C82102

    1.2 km

  • FIELD STREET SURGERY

    22 FIELD STREET, SHEPSHED, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 9AL

    ODS code C82656

    4.3 km

  • FOREST HOUSE SURGERY

    25 LEICESTER ROAD, SHEPSHED, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 9DF

    ODS code C82064

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Bromley Lane

    BCT · Belton

    0.9 miles
  • The George

    BCT · Belton

    0.9 miles
  • Bromley Lane

    BCT · Belton

    0.9 miles
  • The George

    BCT · Belton

    0.9 miles
  • Church Street

    BCT · Belton

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 002A, 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

23,589 of 33,755

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

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Belton Church of England 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

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 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.