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DE72 3GS

Ockbrook & Borrowash · Erewash · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Derby
Ward
Ockbrook & Borrowash
Local authority
Erewash
Constituency
Mid Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE72 3GR 66 m
DE72 3GT 74 m
DE72 3HW 82 m
DE72 3FX 163 m
DE72 3FR 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE72 3GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 3
Latitude
52.907399
Longitude
-1.368913
British National Grid easting
442,541
British National Grid northing
334,625

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Erewash · E07000036
Electoral ward
Ockbrook & Borrowash · E05010617
Parish or community
E04002832
Westminster constituency
Mid Derbyshire · E14001362
Output area
E00099591
Lower layer super output area
Erewash 009A · E01019683
Middle layer super output area
Erewash 009 · E02004086

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Priors Barn Close, Borrowash, Derby, DE72 3GS 9 December 2025 £318,000
6, Priors Barn Close, Borrowash, Derby, DE72 3GS 20 August 2025 £220,000
18, Priors Barn Close, Borrowash, Derby, DE72 3GS 25 April 2025 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
24
Secondary
3

  1. Ashbrook Infant School

    Community school

    690 m

  2. Ashbrook Junior School

    Academy converter

    690 m

  3. Redhill Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
298
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 126
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Burglary 31
  • Vehicle crime 28
  • Other theft 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

20 female, 17 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.2% 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

4

within 5 km

  • OVERDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    207 VICTORIA AVENUE, BORROWASH, DERBY, DE72 3HG

    ODS code C81066

    846 m

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 CHAPEL STREET, SPONDON, DERBY, DE21 7RJ

    ODS code C81068

    2.8 km

  • ALVASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 BOULTON LANE, ALVASTON, DERBY, DE24 0GE

    ODS code C81047

    4.4 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAINE DRIVE, CHADDESDEN, DERBY, DE21 6LA

    ODS code C81051

    4.9 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

  • Harrington Avenue

    BCT · Borrowash

    0.1 miles

  • Harrington Avenue

    BCT · Borrowash

    0.1 miles

  • Cole Lane

    BCT · Borrowash

    0.1 miles

  • Priorway Avenue Shops

    BCT · Borrowash

    0.1 miles

  • Cole Lane

    BCT · Borrowash

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Erewash 009A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,751 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 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 £220,000 from 7 recorded sales in DE72 3GS. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ashbrook Infant School is the nearest published school at 690 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

298 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 126 events.

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