DE74 2AT

Castle Donington Central · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Postcode district
DE74
Postcode sector
DE74 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE74 2UT 208 m
DE74 2QA 365 m
DE74 2PY 388 m
DE74 2QR 403 m
DE74 2NP 412 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE74 2AT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE74
Postcode sector
DE74 2
Latitude
52.849373
Longitude
-1.344257
British National Grid easting
444,258
British National Grid northing
328,185

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005547
Output area
E00131570
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001F · E01035098
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001 · E02005397

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Orchard Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    764 m
  2. St Edward's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  3. Castle Donington College

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
506
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 155
  • Anti social behaviour 78
  • Other theft 51
  • Shoplifting 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE74 2 residents
12,927

Age bands in DE74 2

Wider postcode sector
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

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

2

within 5 km

  • CASTLE DONINGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82007

    876 m

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    DRAGWELL, KEGWORTH, DERBY, DE74 2EL

    ODS code C82040

    4.7 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

  • Maple Road

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.0 miles
  • Maple Road

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.0 miles
  • Arundel Avenue

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.1 miles
  • Arundel Avenue

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.1 miles
  • Willow Road

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 001F, 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

18,675 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
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

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Orchard Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 764 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

506 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 155 events.

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