Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DE72 3AH
Postcode
DE72 3AH
Coordinates
52.8971, -1.3088
Grid reference
SK465335
Easting
446,593
Northing
333,516
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WVMWR+RF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Breaston and Draycott
Travel to Work
Nottingham
ITL Region
Erewash
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
31954
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31954 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near DE72 3AH
England & WalesCrime trends · near DE72 3AH
Counts are for Breaston electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.7%
Indian1.2%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian50.5%
No religion42.8%
Not answered4.6%
Sikh1.0%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
65–7417.0%
35–4916.8%
75–8412.3%
25–347.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.1%
Households
All members 66+19.7%
Any member 66+18.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
Other7.4%
+ 7 other households · 22.0%
Administrative Information
Erewash
Local Authority
Council AreaErewash E14001228
Constituency
E14001228Derbyshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Breaston
Constituency code
E14001228
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Breaston
International Territorial Level
Erewash
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Derbyshire
NHS EnglandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Derbyshire County
Sub ICB Location
NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB - 15M
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Erewash 011A E01019641
E01019641MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Erewash 011 E02004088
E02004088LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Erewash 011A E01019641
E01019641MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Erewash 011 E02004088
E02004088Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation B1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:59 AM
Sunrise
5:53 PM
Sunset
11 hours 54 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:59 AM
Sunset (today)
5:53 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 54 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1992
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~34 years
Active Duration
1992 -> PresentAugust 1992 — Introduced
Postcode DE72 3AH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation B1. IMD England rank: 31954
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01019641 and MSOA E02004088 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DE72 3AH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1992
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~34 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DE72 3AH
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
60%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
65%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
81%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 30%
Attainment 8
50.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 30%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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