DE72 3ST

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
DE7 4PH 826 m
DE7 4PG 897 m
DE72 3XZ 998 m
DE7 4PE 1.1 km
DE72 3RW 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE72 3ST
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 3
Latitude
52.931259
Longitude
-1.331374
British National Grid easting
445,041
British National Grid northing
337,302

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Erewash · E07000036
Parish or community
E04002833
Westminster constituency
Erewash · E14001228
Output area
E00099447
Lower layer super output area
Erewash 008A · E01019656
Middle layer super output area
Erewash 008 · E02004085

Postcode source versions

Explore DE72

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wards Farm, No Mans Lane, Risley, Derby, DE72 3ST 6 May 2015 £415,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
32
Secondary
6
  1. Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km
  2. Friesland School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  3. Dallimore Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Public order 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

13 female, 13 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.0
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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • ADAM HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81026

    2.7 km

  • OVERDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    207 VICTORIA AVENUE, BORROWASH, DERBY, DE72 3HG

    ODS code C81066

    3.8 km

  • SAXON CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code C84042

    3.9 km

  • THE LINDEN MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C84107

    3.9 km

  • EDEN SURGERY

    CAVENDISH ROAD, ILKESTON, DE7 5AN

    ODS code C81604

    4.0 km

  • LITTLEWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    NOTTINGHAM ROAD, ILKESTON, DE7 5PR

    ODS code C81061

    4.3 km

  • WEST HALLAM MEDICAL CTR

    THE DALES, WEST HALLAM VILLAGE, ILKESTON, DE7 6GR

    ODS code C81046

    4.4 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

    ILKESTON HEALTH CENTRE, SOUTH STREET, ILKESTON, DE7 5PZ

    ODS code C81022

    4.4 km

  • COLLEGE STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81097

    4.4 km

  • GLADSTONE HOUSE SURGERY

    GLADSTONE STREET, ILKESTON, DE7 5QS

    ODS code C81115

    4.5 km

  • HICKINGS LANE MEDICAL CTR

    120 RYECROFT STREET, STAPLEFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG9 8PN

    ODS code C84705

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Boyah Grange

    BCT · Dale Abbey

    0.5 miles
  • Boyah Grange

    BCT · Dale Abbey

    0.5 miles
  • Lindley House Pastures Farm

    BCT · Risley

    1.0 miles
  • Lindley House Pastures Farm

    BCT · Risley

    1.0 miles
  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Risley

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Erewash 008A, 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

23,158 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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
1
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

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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