DE7 2XB

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
DE74 2XB 4 m
DE74 2RZ 40 m
DE74 2ST 95 m
DE74 2XA 95 m
DE74 2XD 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE7 2XB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE7
Postcode sector
DE7 2
Latitude
52.844948
Longitude
-1.347144
British National Grid easting
444,068
British National Grid northing
327,691

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005547
Output area
E00131563
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001E · E01025928
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
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Orchard Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    422 m
  2. St Edward's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    805 m
  3. Castle Donington College

    Academy converter

    944 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
522
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 155
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Other theft 52
  • Shoplifting 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 45

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

    704 m

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    DRAGWELL, KEGWORTH, DERBY, DE74 2EL

    ODS code C82040

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Hazelrigg Close

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.1 miles
  • Hazelrigg Close

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.1 miles
  • Huntingdon Drive

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.1 miles
  • Huntingdon Drive

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.1 miles
  • Kirkland Close

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,386 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Orchard Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 422 m.

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

Recorded crime

522 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 155 events.

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