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DE73 7AE

Aston · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Derby
Ward
Aston
Local authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Postcode district
DE73
Postcode sector
DE73 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE73 7AB 39 m
DE73 7GX 63 m
DE73 7AD 86 m
DE73 5NW 137 m
DE73 5NX 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE73 7AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE73
Postcode sector
DE73 7
Latitude
52.863304
Longitude
-1.446182
British National Grid easting
437,382
British National Grid northing
329,677

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Derbyshire · E07000039
Electoral ward
Aston · E05008809
Parish or community
E04002927
Westminster constituency
South Derbyshire · E14001483
Output area
E00180347
Lower layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004C · E01019834
Middle layer super output area
South Derbyshire 004 · E02004121

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Property

At this postcode

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Merlin Gardens, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 7AE 27 March 2025 £372,500
12, Merlin Gardens, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 7AE 3 May 2022 £359,000
10, Merlin Gardens, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 7AE 28 February 2022 £499,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
32
Secondary
4

  1. Chellaston Academy

    Academy converter

    568 m

  2. Homefields Primary School

    Academy converter

    639 m

  3. Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy

    Free schools

    797 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
748
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 331
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Public order 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Vehicle crime 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE73 7 residents
1,921

Age bands in DE73 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

291 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

207 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.1%

336 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.6%

702 residents

Age 65 and over
26.4%

552 residents

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

4

within 5 km

  • ALVASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 BOULTON LANE, ALVASTON, DERBY, DE24 0GE

    ODS code C81047

    3.6 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81035

    4.5 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    207 ST. THOMAS ROAD, DERBY, DE23 8RJ

    ODS code C81072

    4.7 km

  • MELBOURNE & CHELLASTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81108

    4.8 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

  • Duchess Way

    BCT · Chellaston - Derby

    0.1 miles

  • Duchess Way

    BCT · Chellaston - Derby

    0.1 miles

  • Crown Way

    BCT · Chellaston - Derby

    0.1 miles

  • Crown Way

    BCT · Chellaston - Derby

    0.2 miles

  • Royal Approach

    BCT · Chellaston - Derby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Derbyshire 004C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,388 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £354,500 from 12 recorded sales in DE73 7AE. 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

Published establishments

42 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 4 secondary schools. Chellaston Academy 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

748 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 331 events.

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