DE72 2HR

Daleacre Hill · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE72 2HP 130 m
NG10 3AD 835 m
NG10 3TN 1.1 km
DE74 2RG 1.2 km
NG10 3TL 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE72 2HR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 2
Latitude
52.866416
Longitude
-1.313666
British National Grid easting
446,300
British National Grid northing
330,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005555
Output area
E00187472
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001F · E01035098
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001 · E02005397

Postcode source versions

Explore DE72

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. Sawley Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Sawley Junior School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  3. Hemington Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
58
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Other theft 6
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASTLE DONINGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82007

    3.1 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    DRAGWELL, KEGWORTH, DERBY, DE74 2EL

    ODS code C82040

    4.1 km

  • THE MOIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1QQ

    ODS code C81010

    4.5 km

  • COLLEGE STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    86 COLLEGE STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 4NP

    ODS code C81097

    4.7 km

  • THE AITUNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDLAND STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1RY

    ODS code C81023

    4.8 km

  • WEST PARK SURGERY

    MIDLAND STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1RY

    ODS code C81083

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Aldi Distribution Centre

    BCT · Cavendish Bridge

    0.4 miles
  • Aldi Distribution Centre

    BCT · Cavendish Bridge

    0.4 miles
  • Marina

    BCT · Lockington-Hemington

    0.5 miles
  • Marina

    BCT · Lockington-Hemington

    0.6 miles
  • Donington Lane

    BCT · Cavendish Bridge

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,675 of 33,755

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

25 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Sawley Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

58 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.833 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.