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DE72 3UR

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 3HF 77 m
DE72 3GF 215 m
DE72 3TS 227 m
DE72 3HS 239 m
DE72 3HE 253 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE72 3UR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 3
Latitude
52.910314
Longitude
-1.381227
British National Grid easting
441,710
British National Grid northing
334,942

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
E00099596
Lower layer super output area
Erewash 009C · E01019685
Middle layer super output area
Erewash 009 · E02004086

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Covent Garden Close, Borrowash, Derby, DE72 3UR 24 November 2020 £245,000
10, Covent Garden Close, Borrowash, Derby, DE72 3UR 6 November 2015 £179,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. Ashbrook Infant School

    Community school

    201 m

  2. Ashbrook Junior School

    Academy converter

    201 m

  3. Asterdale Primary School

    Academy converter

    882 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
591
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 292
  • Vehicle crime 52
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Burglary 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

27 female, 17 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.4
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 0.3% 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

    292 m

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 CHAPEL STREET, SPONDON, DERBY, DE21 7RJ

    ODS code C81068

    2.0 km

  • ALVASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 BOULTON LANE, ALVASTON, DERBY, DE24 0GE

    ODS code C81047

    3.7 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAINE DRIVE, CHADDESDEN, DERBY, DE21 6LA

    ODS code C81051

    4.0 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

  • Deans Drive

    BCT · Borrowash

    0.1 miles

  • Deans Drive

    BCT · Borrowash

    0.1 miles

  • Kimberley Road

    BCT · Borrowash

    0.1 miles

  • Beech Avenue

    BCT · Borrowash

    0.2 miles

  • Beech Avenue

    BCT · Borrowash

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Erewash 009C, 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

24,279 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ashbrook Infant School is the nearest published school at 201 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

591 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 292 events.

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