Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£282,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DE74 2AU
Derby
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DE74 2AU
Coordinates
52.8440, -1.3535
Grid reference
SK436275
Easting
443,642
Northing
327,585
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WRJVW+JJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Castle Donington
Travel to Work
Derby
ITL Region
North West Leicestershire
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.
30453
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30453 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 & WalesProperty sales · DE74 2AU
HM Land Registry · North West Leicestershire
Average price
£259,875
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £282,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £315,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£436k£250k£63k
Mar '24Jul '24Oct '24Oct '25Feb '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near DE74 2AU
England & WalesCrime trends · near DE74 2AU
Counts are for Castle Donington Park 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
4
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.7%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Christian47.6%
No religion46.0%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4921.2%
50–6416.8%
25–3416.2%
65–7410.6%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.5%
Other13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.6%
All members 66+11.1%
+ 7 other households · 33.0%
Administrative Information
North West Leicestershire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth West Leicestershire E14001404
Constituency
E14001404Leicestershire
Police Force
England
Ward
Castle Donington Park
Constituency code
E14001404
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Castle Donington
International Territorial Level
North West Leicestershire
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Leicestershire
NHS EnglandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Leicestershire County and Rutland
Sub ICB Location
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 04V
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North West Leicestershire 001C E01025926
E01025926MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North West Leicestershire 001 E02005397
E02005397LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North West Leicestershire 001C E01025926
E01025926MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North West Leicestershire 001 E02005397
E02005397Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
5:58 PM
Sunset
12 hours 3 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
5:58 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 3 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2012
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~14 years
Active Duration
2012 -> PresentJune 2012 — Introduced
Postcode DE74 2AU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01025926 and MSOA E02005397 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DE74 2AU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2012
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~14 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DE74 2AU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
82%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
70%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 19%
Attainment 8
48.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
50%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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