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DE72 2DJ

Aston · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Derby
Ward
Aston
Local authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE72 2BL 66 m
DE72 2BZ 143 m
DE72 2BQ 167 m
DE72 2BT 172 m
DE72 2HX 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE72 2DJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 2
Latitude
52.847943
Longitude
-1.402099
British National Grid easting
440,364
British National Grid northing
327,992

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Aston · E05008809
Parish or community
E04002932
Westminster constituency
South Derbyshire · E14001483
Output area
E00100377
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004C · E01019834
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004 · E02004121

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Weston Court, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DJ 22 November 2011 £400,000
2, Weston Court, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DJ 2 May 2008 £266,500
8, Weston Court, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DJ 8 October 2007 £267,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
17
Secondary
3

  1. Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    171 m

  2. Welden School

    Other independent special school

    2.0 km

  3. Aston-on-Trent Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 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 17
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Other theft 3
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

14 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.9
DE72 2 residents
4,445

Age bands in DE72 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

606 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

376 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

776 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.6%

1,440 residents

Age 65 and over
27.5%

1,213 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE72 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • MELBOURNE & CHELLASTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81108

    3.5 km

  • CASTLE DONINGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82007

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Weston-on-Trent

    0.1 miles

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Weston-on-Trent

    0.1 miles

  • King's Mills Lane

    BCT · Weston-on-Trent

    0.1 miles

  • King's Mills Lane

    BCT · Weston-on-Trent

    0.1 miles

  • Park Lane

    BCT · Weston-on-Trent

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 004C, 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

23,388 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

38 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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