DE74 2UJ

Castle Donington Park · 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 2UQ 47 m
DE74 0AH 54 m
DE74 2WA 103 m
DE74 2UX 110 m
DE74 0AD 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE74 2UJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE74
Postcode sector
DE74 2
Latitude
52.844965
Longitude
-1.355072
British National Grid easting
443,534
British National Grid northing
327,688

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005547
Output area
E00187382
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001C · E01025926
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001 · E02005397

Postcode source versions

Explore DE74

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Vulcan Way, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2UJ 28 September 2022 £520,000
5, Vulcan Way, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2UJ 30 November 2020 £435,000
8, Vulcan Way, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2UJ 6 December 2019 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Foxbridge Primary School

    Free schools

    739 m
  2. Orchard Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    905 m
  3. St Edward's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
520
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 157
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Other theft 52
  • Shoplifting 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

22 female, 14 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.3
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.

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+
100%
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
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

1

within 5 km

  • CASTLE DONINGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82007

    1.2 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hazelrigg Close

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.3 miles
  • Hazelrigg Close

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.3 miles
  • Kirkland Close

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.3 miles
  • Kirkland Close

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.3 miles
  • Towles Pastures

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,453 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £520,000 from 1 recorded sale in DE74 2UJ. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Foxbridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 739 m.

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

Recorded crime

520 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 157 events.

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