DE72 3UN

Aston · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Derby
Ward
Aston
Local authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE72 3UX 40 m
DE72 3UY 132 m
DE24 0XF 135 m
DE24 5AN 135 m
DE72 3UL 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE72 3UN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 3
Latitude
52.884507
Longitude
-1.410023
British National Grid easting
439,797
British National Grid northing
332,055

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Aston · E05008809
Parish or community
E04002901
Westminster constituency
South Derbyshire · E14001483
Output area
E00100367
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004E · E01034652
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004 · E02004121

Postcode source versions

Explore DE72

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, The Lees, Elvaston, Derby, DE72 3UN 30 October 2017 £255,000
10, The Lees, Elvaston, Derby, DE72 3UN 20 July 2007 £195,000
12, The Lees, Elvaston, Derby, DE72 3UN 24 June 2005 £217,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
36
Secondary
5
  1. Clover Leys Spencer Academy

    Free schools

    600 m
  2. Alvaston Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. Alvaston Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,282
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 617
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Shoplifting 96
  • Public order 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

4 female, 12 male

Postcode households
8
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 0.1% 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+
100%
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

  • ALVASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 BOULTON LANE, ALVASTON, DERBY, DE24 0GE

    ODS code C81047

    1.7 km

  • OVERDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    207 VICTORIA AVENUE, BORROWASH, DERBY, DE72 3HG

    ODS code C81066

    3.8 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 CHAPEL STREET, SPONDON, DERBY, DE21 7RJ

    ODS code C81068

    4.1 km

  • OSMASTON SURGERY

    212 OSMASTON ROAD, DERBY, DE23 8JX

    ODS code C81071

    4.9 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    207 ST. THOMAS ROAD, DERBY, DE23 8RJ

    ODS code C81072

    4.9 km

  • PEARTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    159 PEAR TREE ROAD, DERBY, DE23 8NQ

    ODS code C81616

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Boulton Moor Woods Meadow

    BCT · Thulston

    0.1 miles
  • Boulton Moor Woods Meadow

    BCT · Thulston

    0.1 miles
  • Shardlow Road

    BCT · Thulston

    0.1 miles
  • Shardlow Road

    BCT · Thulston

    0.1 miles
  • The Needles

    BCT · Boulton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 004E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,485 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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
3
Low risk addresses
4
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

48 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 5 secondary schools. Clover Leys Spencer Academy is the nearest published school at 600 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,282 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 617 events.

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