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DE73 1BU

Melbourne · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Derby
Ward
Melbourne
Local authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE73
Postcode sector
DE73 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE73 8BU 3 m
DE73 8BT 128 m
DE73 8BX 168 m
DE73 8BW 242 m
DE73 8HE 296 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE73 1BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 September 2004
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE73
Postcode sector
DE73 1
Latitude
52.833361
Longitude
-1.423777
British National Grid easting
438,917
British National Grid northing
326,358

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Melbourne · E05008815
Parish or community
E04002914
Westminster constituency
South Derbyshire · E14001483
Output area
E00100474
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 006B · E01019853
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 006 · E02004123

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Manor Oak, Sleepy Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 1BU 17 January 2001 £137,500
Park Lodge, Sleepy Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 1BU 11 August 2000 £140,000
The Old Orchard, Sleepy Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 1BU 30 September 1999 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
11
Secondary
1

  1. Melbourne Infant School

    Community school

    628 m

  2. Melbourne Junior School

    Community school

    708 m

  3. Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
194
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Other theft 18
  • Public order 17
  • Vehicle crime 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MELBOURNE & CHELLASTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MELBOURNE & CHELLASTON MP, PENN LANE, MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE, DERBY, DE73 8EF

    ODS code C81108

    1.4 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

  • Nettlefold Crescent

    BCT · Kings Newton

    0.3 miles

  • Nettlefold Crescent

    BCT · Kings Newton

    0.3 miles

  • Pack Horse Inn

    BCT · Kings Newton

    0.3 miles

  • Queensway

    BCT · Melbourne

    0.3 miles

  • Queensway

    BCT · Melbourne

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 006B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,627 of 33,755

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

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

14 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Melbourne Infant School is the nearest published school at 628 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

194 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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