DE73 1HX

Melbourne · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE73 7HX 4 m
DE73 7HS 258 m
DE73 7HT 339 m
DE73 7HY 456 m
DE73 7GD 467 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE73 1HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 September 2004
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE73
Postcode sector
DE73 1
Latitude
52.842213
Longitude
-1.443911
British National Grid easting
437,553
British National Grid northing
327,332

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

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Stanton Barns Farm, Unit 2, Wards Lane, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 1HX 11 April 2022 £532,500
Hollow Farm, Wards Lane, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 1HX 5 January 2021 £500,000
Stanton Barns Farm, Unit 2, Wards Lane, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 1HX 7 June 2016 £410,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Melbourne Infant School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  2. Melbourne Junior School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  3. Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy

    Free schools

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
44
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Vehicle crime 4

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 straight-line

  • MELBOURNE & CHELLASTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81108

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Derby Road

    BCT · Stanton by Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Derby Road

    BCT · Stanton by Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Hill Top

    BCT · Kings Newton

    0.7 miles
  • Hill Top

    BCT · Kings Newton

    0.7 miles
  • Pack Horse Inn

    BCT · Kings Newton

    0.9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £532,500 from 1 recorded sale in DE73 1HX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Derbyshire is £258,672 in June 2026, up 5.6% year on year.

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Melbourne Infant School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

44 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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