DE72 3NG

Draycott & Risley · Erewash · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE72 3PG 66 m
DE72 3PF 82 m
DE72 3NF 90 m
DE72 3PJ 120 m
DE72 3NE 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE72 3NG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 3
Latitude
52.892304
Longitude
-1.343729
British National Grid easting
444,250
British National Grid northing
332,961

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Erewash · E07000036
Parish or community
E04002828
Westminster constituency
Erewash · E14001228
Output area
E00099439
Lower layer super output area
Erewash 013D · E01019655
Middle layer super output area
Erewash 013 · E02004090

Postcode source versions

Explore DE72

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Wilne Road, Draycott, Derby, DE72 3NG 14 February 2018 £244,000
2, Wilne Road, Draycott, Derby, DE72 3NG 29 August 2014 £225,000
6, Wilne Road, Draycott, Derby, DE72 3NG 10 November 2006 £176,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
21
Secondary
3
  1. Draycott Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    409 m
  2. Firfield Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  3. Spring Valley School

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
233
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 111
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Public order 24
  • Vehicle crime 20
  • Criminal damage and arson 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE72 3 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+
80%
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

6

within 5 km

  • OVERDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    207 VICTORIA AVENUE, BORROWASH, DERBY, DE72 3HG

    ODS code C81066

    3.2 km

  • COLLEGE STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81097

    4.3 km

  • ADAM HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81026

    4.7 km

  • THE MOIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1QQ

    ODS code C81010

    4.8 km

  • THE AITUNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDLAND STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1RY

    ODS code C81023

    4.9 km

  • WEST PARK SURGERY

    MIDLAND STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1RY

    ODS code C81083

    4.9 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

  • Square

    BCT · Draycott

    0.2 miles
  • Square

    BCT · Draycott

    0.2 miles
  • Victoria Mills

    BCT · Draycott

    0.3 miles
  • Harrington Street

    BCT · Draycott

    0.3 miles
  • Lime Grove

    BCT · Draycott

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Erewash 013D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,074 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 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
1
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

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Draycott Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 409 m.

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

Recorded crime

233 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 111 events.

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