DE72 2GS

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 2GX 104 m
DE72 2GQ 132 m
DE72 2GP 225 m
DE72 2GY 238 m
DE72 2WD 340 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE72 2GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 2
Latitude
52.868667
Longitude
-1.356118
British National Grid easting
443,440
British National Grid northing
330,324

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Aston · E05008809
Parish or community
E04002922
Westminster constituency
South Derbyshire · E14001483
Output area
E00100374
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004A · E01019832
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004 · E02004121

Postcode source versions

Explore DE72

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Cowlishaw Close, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GS 14 March 2025 £360,000
16, Cowlishaw Close, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GS 30 August 2024 £380,000
2, Cowlishaw Close, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GS 4 November 2022 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
15
Secondary
1
  1. Shardlow Primary School

    Academy converter

    110 m
  2. Welden School

    Other independent special school

    1.9 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
107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Vehicle crime 17
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Burglary 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

14 female, 10 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.8
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+
84.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
84.6%
Gigabit-capable
84.6%
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

1

within 5 km

  • CASTLE DONINGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82007

    3.2 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

  • Dog and Duck

    BCT · Shardlow

    0.1 miles
  • Dog and Duck

    BCT · Shardlow

    0.1 miles
  • Aston Lane

    BCT · Shardlow

    0.1 miles
  • Shakespeare Inn

    BCT · Shardlow

    0.1 miles
  • Shakespeare Inn

    BCT · Shardlow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 004A, 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

21,268 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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
5
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 £370,000 from 4 recorded sales in DE72 2GS. 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shardlow Primary School is the nearest published school at 110 m.

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

Recorded crime

107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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