DE74 2PR

Castle Donington Castle · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Derby
Postcode district
DE74
Postcode sector
DE74 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE74 2PS 79 m
DE74 2PQ 304 m
DE74 2WB 396 m
DE74 2FU 418 m
DE74 2TY 442 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE74 2PR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE74
Postcode sector
DE74 2
Latitude
52.833751
Longitude
-1.347742
British National Grid easting
444,039
British National Grid northing
326,445

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005547
Output area
E00131566
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001D · E01025927
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001 · E02005397

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Property

At this postcode

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1a, Hill Top, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2PR 14 April 2025 £370,000
15a, Hill Top, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2PR 2 October 2024 £133,000
15, Hill Top, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2PR 27 November 2023 £133,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Foxbridge Primary School

    Free schools

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km
  3. Castle Donington College

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 159
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Shoplifting 55
  • Other theft 50
  • Public order 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

19 female, 25 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
1.6
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE74 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
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

2

within 5 km

  • CASTLE DONINGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82007

    1.2 km

  • 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

  • Nags Head

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.0 miles
  • Nags Head

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.0 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.3 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.3 miles
  • Towles Pastures

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

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

17,757 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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 £177,500 from 6 recorded sales in DE74 2PR. 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

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Foxbridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 806 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 159 events.

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