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DE73 1DF

Melbourne · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE73 8DF 1 m
DE73 8DE 372 m
DE73 8DD 570 m
DE73 8GW 728 m
DE73 8FP 749 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE73 1DF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 September 2004
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE73
Postcode sector
DE73 1
Latitude
52.832471
Longitude
-1.442551
British National Grid easting
437,653
British National Grid northing
326,249

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

Postcode source versions

Explore DE73

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Melbourne Junior School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  2. Melbourne Infant School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Dame Catherine Harpur's School

    Other independent school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
180
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 75
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Other theft 16
  • Public order 16
  • Vehicle crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MELBOURNE & CHELLASTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81108

    1.5 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

  • Hill Top

    BCT · Kings Newton

    0.2 miles

  • Hill Top

    BCT · Kings Newton

    0.2 miles

  • Derby Road

    BCT · Melbourne

    0.3 miles

  • Pack Horse Inn

    BCT · Kings Newton

    0.4 miles

  • Quaker Close

    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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Melbourne Junior School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

180 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 75 events.

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