DE73 7GS

Aston · South Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 7UD 518 m
DE73 7JB 550 m
DE73 7GT 608 m
DE73 5UH 612 m
DE73 5BE 613 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE73 7GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE73
Postcode sector
DE73 7
Latitude
52.856409
Longitude
-1.442394
British National Grid easting
437,643
British National Grid northing
328,912

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

Postcode source versions

Explore DE73

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rose Cottage, Swarkestone Road, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7GS 29 February 2024 £475,000
Cuttlebridge Cottage, Swarkestone Road, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7GS 11 May 2016 £332,000
Cuttlebridge Cottage, Swarkestoneroad, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7GS 31 May 1996 £72,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
4
  1. Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy

    Free schools

    836 m
  2. Chellaston Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Homefields Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
505
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 227
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Public order 52
  • Shoplifting 39
  • Other theft 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE73 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

2

within 5 km

  • MELBOURNE & CHELLASTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81108

    4.0 km

  • ALVASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 BOULTON LANE, ALVASTON, DERBY, DE24 0GE

    ODS code C81047

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cuttle Bridge

    BCT · Swarkestone

    0.1 miles
  • Cuttle Bridge

    BCT · Swarkestone

    0.1 miles
  • Cottage Garage

    BCT · Swarkestone

    0.3 miles
  • Cottage Garage

    BCT · Swarkestone

    0.3 miles
  • Royal Approach

    BCT · Chellaston - Derby

    0.4 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £475,000 from 1 recorded sale in DE73 7GS. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy is the nearest published school at 836 m.

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

Recorded crime

505 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 227 events.

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