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DE73 5SF

Chellaston & Shelton Lock · Derby · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chellaston & Shelton Lock
Local authority
Derby
Constituency
Derby South
Postcode district
DE73
Postcode sector
DE73 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE24 9QZ 88 m
DE73 5SG 109 m
DE73 5SE 120 m
DE24 9QR 141 m
DE73 6RU 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE73 5SF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE73
Postcode sector
DE73 5
Latitude
52.876821
Longitude
-1.445505
British National Grid easting
437,416
British National Grid northing
331,181

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Derby · E06000015
Electoral ward
Chellaston & Shelton Lock · E05015516
Parish or community
E43000014
Westminster constituency
Derby South · E14001194
Output area
E00171208
Lower layer super output area
Derby 030E · E01033168
Middle layer super output area
Derby 030 · E02002825

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
44
Secondary
5

  1. Shelton Infant School

    Community school

    568 m

  2. Shelton Junior School

    Foundation school

    568 m

  3. Noel-Baker Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    808 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,935
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 870
  • Anti social behaviour 207
  • Public order 176
  • Shoplifting 146
  • Criminal damage and arson 144

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
DE73 5 residents
5,130

Age bands in DE73 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.1%

1,134 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

607 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

1,310 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

1,378 residents

Age 65 and over
13.8%

709 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE73 5 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

6

within 5 km

  • ALVASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 BOULTON LANE, ALVASTON, DERBY, DE24 0GE

    ODS code C81047

    2.2 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    207 ST. THOMAS ROAD, DERBY, DE23 8RJ

    ODS code C81072

    3.5 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    VILLAGE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTRE, BROWNING STREET, DERBY, DE23 8AL

    ODS code C81035

    3.5 km

  • PEARTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    159 PEAR TREE ROAD, DERBY, DE23 8NQ

    ODS code C81616

    3.7 km

  • DERBY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 HASTINGS STREET, DERBY, DE23 6QQ

    ODS code C81118

    4.1 km

  • OSMASTON SURGERY

    212 OSMASTON ROAD, DERBY, DE23 8JX

    ODS code C81071

    4.1 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

  • Staveley Close

    BCT · Shelton Lock

    0.1 miles

  • Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · Shelton Lock

    0.1 miles

  • Staveley Close

    BCT · Shelton Lock

    0.1 miles

  • Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · Shelton Lock

    0.1 miles

  • Stonyhurst Court

    BCT · Shelton Lock

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Derby 030E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,552 of 33,755

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

59 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 5 secondary schools. Shelton Infant School is the nearest published school at 568 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,935 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 870 events.

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