DE72 3WL

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 3WN 66 m
DE72 3WJ 83 m
DE72 3WP 136 m
DE72 3TU 259 m
DE72 3SS 408 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE72 3WL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE72
Postcode sector
DE72 3
Latitude
52.914118
Longitude
-1.319130
British National Grid easting
445,882
British National Grid northing
335,403

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

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bridge Cottages, 3, Risley Hall, Risley, Derby, DE72 3WL 30 July 2010 £175,000
Bridge Cottages, 3, Risley Hall, Risley, Derby, DE72 3WL 4 August 2004 £255,000
Bridge Cottages, 1, Risley Hall, Risley, Derby, DE72 3WL 28 November 2002 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
32
Secondary
4
  1. Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    432 m
  2. Friesland School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Spring Valley School

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
159
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 73
  • Public order 23
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Vehicle crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
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% 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+
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

9

within 5 km

  • ADAM HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81026

    1.9 km

  • COLLEGE STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81097

    2.7 km

  • THE AITUNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDLAND STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1RY

    ODS code C81023

    3.4 km

  • WEST PARK SURGERY

    MIDLAND STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1RY

    ODS code C81083

    3.4 km

  • THE MOIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, LONG EATON, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 1QQ

    ODS code C81010

    3.6 km

  • SAXON CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code C84042

    3.6 km

  • THE LINDEN MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C84107

    3.6 km

  • OVERDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    207 VICTORIA AVENUE, BORROWASH, DERBY, DE72 3HG

    ODS code C81066

    4.0 km

  • HICKINGS LANE MEDICAL CTR

    120 RYECROFT STREET, STAPLEFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG9 8PN

    ODS code C84705

    4.4 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

  • Risley Hall

    BCT · Risley

    0.2 miles
  • Risley Hall

    BCT · Risley

    0.2 miles
  • The Risley Park

    BCT · Risley

    0.2 miles
  • The Risley Park

    BCT · Risley

    0.2 miles
  • Lower Grammar CE Primary School

    BCT · Risley

    0.3 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
3
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

40 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 4 secondary schools. Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School is the nearest published school at 432 m.

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

Recorded crime

159 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 73 events.

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