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DE72 3BS

Breaston · Erewash · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Derby
Ward
Breaston
Local authority
Erewash
Constituency
Erewash
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE72 3DU 60 m
DE72 3DX 90 m
DE72 3BU 121 m
DE72 3DY 140 m
DE72 3DW 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE72 3BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 3
Latitude
52.897704
Longitude
-1.319134
British National Grid easting
445,899
British National Grid northing
333,577

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Erewash · E07000036
Electoral ward
Breaston · E05010605
Parish or community
E04002826
Westminster constituency
Erewash · E14001228
Output area
E00099371
Lower layer super output area
Erewash 013B · E01019643
Middle layer super output area
Erewash 013 · E02004090

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Hollies, Blind Lane, Breaston, Derby, DE72 3BS 3 May 2023 £1,000,000
The Hollies, Blind Lane, Breaston, Derby, DE72 3BS 21 May 2021 £900,000
Duffield House, Blind Lane, Breaston, Derby, DE72 3BS 19 June 2020 £580,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
24
Secondary
4

  1. Firfield Primary School

    Community school

    352 m

  2. Spring Valley School

    Other independent special school

    364 m

  3. Draycott Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
367
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 129
  • Shoplifting 69
  • Public order 35
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Other theft 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
DE72 3 residents
16,006

Age bands in DE72 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

2,295 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

1,419 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.9%

3,305 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

4,664 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

4,101 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE72 3 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

8

within 5 km

  • COLLEGE STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81097

    2.6 km

  • THE MOIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1QQ

    ODS code C81010

    3.1 km

  • THE AITUNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDLAND STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1RY

    ODS code C81023

    3.2 km

  • WEST PARK SURGERY

    MIDLAND STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1RY

    ODS code C81083

    3.2 km

  • ADAM HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    85-91 DERBY ROAD, SANDIACRE, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 5HZ

    ODS code C81026

    3.2 km

  • OVERDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    207 VICTORIA AVENUE, BORROWASH, DERBY, DE72 3HG

    ODS code C81066

    4.3 km

  • SAXON CROSS SURGERY

    STAPLEFORD CARE CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, STAPLEFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG9 8DA

    ODS code C84042

    4.8 km

  • THE LINDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    STAPLEFORD CARE CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, STAPLEFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG9 8DA

    ODS code C84107

    4.8 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

  • St Michaels Church

    BCT · Breaston

    0.1 miles

  • Marlborough Road

    BCT · Breaston

    0.1 miles

  • St Michaels Church

    BCT · Breaston

    0.1 miles

  • Marlborough Road

    BCT · Breaston

    0.2 miles

  • Firfield Avenue

    BCT · Breaston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Erewash 013B, 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

28,555 of 33,755

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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £1,000,000 from 1 recorded sale in DE72 3BS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Erewash is £217,901 in June 2026, up 2.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

32 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Firfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 352 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

367 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 129 events.

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