DE73 6BJ

Aston · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Aston
Local authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE73
Postcode sector
DE73 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE73 6TQ 665 m
DE73 6AT 670 m
DE73 6BA 740 m
DE73 6AS 764 m
DE24 5BY 801 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE73 6BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE73
Postcode sector
DE73 6
Latitude
52.870204
Longitude
-1.415253
British National Grid easting
439,458
British National Grid northing
330,461

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Aston · E05008809
Parish or community
E04002886
Westminster constituency
South Derbyshire · E14001483
Output area
E00100360
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004F · E01034653
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004 · E02004121

Postcode source versions

Explore DE73

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
25
Secondary
3
  1. Clover Leys Spencer Academy

    Free schools

    1.1 km
  2. Chellaston Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Chellaston Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
654
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 341
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Public order 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Other theft 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE73 6 residents
7,580

Age bands in DE73 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

1,514 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

846 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.8%

2,112 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,030 residents

Age 65 and over
14.5%

1,100 residents

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+
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%

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

1

within 5 km

  • ALVASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 BOULTON LANE, ALVASTON, DERBY, DE24 0GE

    ODS code C81047

    2.8 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

  • Snelsmoor Village

    BCT · Thulston

    0.4 miles
  • Newgate Close

    BCT · Chellaston - Derby

    0.5 miles
  • Newgate Close

    BCT · Chellaston - Derby

    0.5 miles
  • Chase Close

    BCT · Chellaston - Derby

    0.5 miles
  • Barnard Drive

    BCT · Thulston

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 004F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,869 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Clover Leys Spencer Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

654 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 341 events.

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