DE72 2EJ

Aston · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 2EN 80 m
DE72 2DG 121 m
DE72 2EQ 126 m
DE72 2DF 130 m
DE72 2EA 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE72 2EJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 2
Latitude
52.856200
Longitude
-1.388723
British National Grid easting
441,257
British National Grid northing
328,918

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
E00180398
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004B · E01019833
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004 · E02004121

Postcode source versions

Explore DE72

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Chester Close, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2EJ 15 May 2025 £120,000
7, Chester Close, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2EJ 9 May 2025 £60,000
11, Chester Close, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2EJ 24 May 2019 £92,705

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Welden School

    Other independent special school

    684 m
  2. Aston-on-Trent Primary School

    Community school

    884 m
  3. Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
90
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 7
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

14 female, 8 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.2
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.

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 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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • CASTLE DONINGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82007

    3.8 km

  • MELBOURNE & CHELLASTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81108

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Yates Avenue

    BCT · Aston-on-Trent

    0.2 miles
  • Yates Avenue

    BCT · Aston-on-Trent

    0.2 miles
  • Chellaston Lane

    BCT · Aston-on-Trent

    0.3 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Aston-on-Trent

    0.3 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Aston-on-Trent

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 004B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,293 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £90,000 from 2 recorded sales in DE72 2EJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Derbyshire is £258,672 in June 2026, up 5.6% year on year.

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Welden School is the nearest published school at 684 m.

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

Recorded crime

90 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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