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DE74

UK postcode district

Part of Derby

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
402
Current units
341
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
9

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East Midlands
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
61

Postcode sectors in DE74

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2 sectors

Property

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7,912 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
44, Barroon, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2PE 30 July 2026 £160,000
29, Bakewell Drive, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2NF 29 July 2026 £260,000
23, Pritchard Drive, Kegworth, Derby, DE74 2AY 29 July 2026 £283,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,127
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 321
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Other theft 117
  • Shoplifting 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

DE74 usual residents
12,927
Age-profile population
12,896

Age bands in DE74

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.8%
1,905 residents
Age 15 to 24
15.1%
1,945 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.7%
3,050 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.5%
3,416 residents
Age 65 and over
20%
2,580 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 327 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 279 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 191 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 4 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • CASTLE DONINGTON SURGERY

    53 BOROUGH STREET, CASTLE DONINGTON, DERBY, DE74 2LB

    ODS code C82007

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    DRAGWELL, KEGWORTH, DERBY, DE74 2EL

    ODS code C82040

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £289,950 from 1,629 recorded sales in DE74. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North West Leicestershire is £282,239 in June 2026, up 6.5% year on year.

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,127 published events cover 12 months, averaging 94 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 321 events.

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