DE74 2XZ

Castle Donington Castle · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
DE74
Postcode sector
DE74 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE74 2LB 22 m
DE74 2LG 65 m
DE74 2LA 77 m
DE74 2LE 94 m
DE74 2NR 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE74 2XZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2007
Terminated
1 November 2011
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE74
Postcode sector
DE74 2
Latitude
52.842622
Longitude
-1.337677
British National Grid easting
444,708
British National Grid northing
327,438

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005547
Output area
E00131578
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 001G · E01035099
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
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. St Edward's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    229 m
  2. Orchard Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    305 m
  3. Castle Donington College

    Academy converter

    329 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
518
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 155
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Other theft 51
  • Shoplifting 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 43

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

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASTLE DONINGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82007

    22 m

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    DRAGWELL, KEGWORTH, DERBY, DE74 2EL

    ODS code C82040

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Castle Hill

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.1 miles
  • Castle Hill

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.2 miles
  • Moira Dale

    BCT · Castle Donington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

19,742 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Edward's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 229 m.

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

Recorded crime

518 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.167 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.