Castle Donington

Castle Donington is covered by postcode district DE74. It is in the North West Leicestershire council area, Leicestershire.

Typical price £287,500 Homes sold in Castle Donington, last 12 months. ▼ 0.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 98 of 159 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 19 of 160 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 4 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 4 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Castle Donington, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Castle Donington, by flood risk Of the 160 postcodes in Castle Donington that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst, 16 are at very low risk only and 141 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Castle Donington. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DE74 0AB: not on the flood risk listDE74 0AE: not on the flood risk listDE74 0AF: not on the flood risk listDE74 0AJ: not on the flood risk listDE74 0AN: not on the flood risk listDE74 2AD: not on the flood risk listDE74 2AF: not on the flood risk listDE74 2AJ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2AP: not on the flood risk listDE74 2AU: not on the flood risk listDE74 2BE: not on the flood risk listDE74 2BH: not on the flood risk listDE74 2BJ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2BL: not on the flood risk listDE74 2EF: not on the flood risk listDE74 2EP: not on the flood risk listDE74 2FU: not on the flood risk listDE74 2GL: not on the flood risk listDE74 2GN: not on the flood risk listDE74 2GP: not on the flood risk listDE74 2HA: not on the flood risk listDE74 2HP: not on the flood risk listDE74 2HX: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JA: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JB: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JE: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JF: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JG: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JH: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JJ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JL: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JN: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JP: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JQ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JR: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JS: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JT: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JU: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JW: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JX: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JY: not on the flood risk listDE74 2JZ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LA: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LB: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LD: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LE: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LF: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LG: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LH: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LJ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LN: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LP: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LQ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LR: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LS: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LT: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LU: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LW: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LX: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LY: not on the flood risk listDE74 2LZ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2NA: not on the flood risk listDE74 2NB: not on the flood risk listDE74 2ND: not on the flood risk listDE74 2NE: not on the flood risk listDE74 2NF: not on the flood risk listDE74 2NG: not on the flood risk listDE74 2NH: not on the flood risk listDE74 2NR: not on the flood risk listDE74 2NS: not on the flood risk listDE74 2NT: not on the flood risk listDE74 2NY: not on the flood risk listDE74 2NZ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PA: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PB: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PD: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PE: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PF: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PG: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PH: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PJ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PL: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PN: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PP: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PQ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2PZ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2QA: not on the flood risk listDE74 2QU: not on the flood risk listDE74 2QW: not on the flood risk listDE74 2QY: not on the flood risk listDE74 2QZ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2RT: not on the flood risk listDE74 2RX: not on the flood risk listDE74 2RY: not on the flood risk listDE74 2RZ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2SB: not on the flood risk listDE74 2SE: not on the flood risk listDE74 2SN: not on the flood risk listDE74 2SP: not on the flood risk listDE74 2SR: not on the flood risk listDE74 2SS: not on the flood risk listDE74 2ST: not on the flood risk listDE74 2SU: not on the flood risk listDE74 2SW: not on the flood risk listDE74 2SX: not on the flood risk listDE74 2TH: not on the flood risk listDE74 2TP: not on the flood risk listDE74 2TS: not on the flood risk listDE74 2TY: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UA: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UF: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UG: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UH: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UJ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UL: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UN: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UP: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UQ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UR: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UU: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UW: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UX: not on the flood risk listDE74 2UY: not on the flood risk listDE74 2WA: not on the flood risk listDE74 2WD: not on the flood risk listDE74 2WE: not on the flood risk listDE74 2WF: not on the flood risk listDE74 2WH: not on the flood risk listDE74 2XA: not on the flood risk listDE74 2XB: not on the flood risk listDE74 2XD: not on the flood risk listDE74 2XE: not on the flood risk listDE74 2XG: not on the flood risk listDE74 2XH: not on the flood risk listDE74 2XJ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2XQ: not on the flood risk listDE74 2YF: not on the flood risk listDE74 2YL: not on the flood risk listDE74 2YR: not on the flood risk listDE74 2YS: not on the flood risk listDE74 2YT: not on the flood risk listDE74 2AT: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2HJ: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2HZ: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2NJ: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2NN: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2NP: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2NQ: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2NW: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2NX: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2PY: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2QR: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2TW: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2UB: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2UE: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2US: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2UT: very low flood risk onlyDE74 2NL: low flood risk at worstDE74 2UD: medium flood risk at worstDE74 2HL: high flood risk Castle Donington Map of every postcode in Castle Donington, by flood risk Of the 160 postcodes in Castle Donington that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst, 16 are at very low risk only and 141 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Castle Donington. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Castle Donington
  • A home or business at high risk: 1
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 1
  • At very low risk only: 16
  • Not on the at-risk list: 141

Of the 160 postcodes in Castle Donington that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst, 16 are at very low risk only and 141 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.8430, longitude -1.3447. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

DE74 2HL2 at high risk

What is it like to live in Castle Donington?

Homes sold for a typical £287,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.9% on the 12 months before. At 98 of the 159 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 4 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 19 of its 160 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is East Midlands Parkway, 5.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Castle Donington?

Homes in Castle Donington sold for a typical £287,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 102 sales, down 0.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£287,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£290,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £358,000 51 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £230,000 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DE74 district, Castle Donington's main postcode district: a typical £295,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Castle Donington: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Castle Donington?

18 of the 160 postcodes now in use in Castle Donington came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 27 of the 165 homes sold in Castle Donington were newly built (16%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DE74 district, 29%.

The newest postcodes

DE74 2TYsince January 2026DE74 2FUsince December 2024DE74 0ABsince November 2023DE74 2YSsince June 2023DE74 2WEsince December 2022DE74 0AFsince August 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Castle DoningtonAcross the DE74 district
The 12 months to August 2026 5 of 102 (5%) 22 of 187 (12%)
The 12 months to August 2025 27 of 165 (16%) 91 of 319 (29%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Castle Donington?

Ofcom reports on 159 of the 160 postcodes in Castle Donington. At 98 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit98 of 159
Postcodes where every home can get superfast147 of 159
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 159

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Castle Donington at risk of flooding?

19 of the 160 postcodes in Castle Donington have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 4 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 19 of 160 postcodes High: 2Medium: 2Low: 2Very low: 251

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Castle Donington?

The open schools at the postcodes in Castle Donington. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Castle Donington?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Castle Donington is East Midlands Parkway Rail Station, 5.9 km away in a straight line.

  • East Midlands Parkway Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive
  • Long Eaton Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive
  • Spondon Rail Station Railway station 8.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Castle Donington?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Castle Donington. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Castle Donington safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 563 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Castle Donington over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 48 September 2025
  2. 39 October 2025
  3. 41 November 2025
  4. 36 December 2025
  5. 27 January 2026
  6. 40 February 2026
  7. 77 March 2026
  8. 44 April 2026
  9. 52 May 2026
  10. 60 June 2026
  11. 47 July 2026
  12. 52 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences152 reports
Anti-social behaviour150 reports
Criminal damage and arson46 reports
Other theft46 reports
Shoplifting42 reports
Vehicle crime38 reports
Public order36 reports
Burglary28 reports

Also: drugs 9, other crime 8, possession of weapons 5, bicycle theft 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Castle Donington?

District, borough or city council
North West Leicestershire
County council
Leicestershire
Parliamentary constituency
North West Leicestershire
Police force area
Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
MP
Amanda Hack (Labour)

All 160 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Castle Donington

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Castle Donington postcodes

160 postcodes in use in Castle Donington, by district:

DE74 postcode district,160 postcodes

That district is in the DE postcode area.

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Places near Castle Donington

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Castle Donington's £287,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Aston-on-Trent3.4 km, £294,950Kegworth4.3 km, £258,000Melbourne5.9 km, £295,000Breaston and Draycott6.1 km, £260,000Long Eaton7.1 km, £220,000Borrowash7.7 km, £280,000Hathern8.0 km, £263,750Shepshed9.0 km, £225,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Castle Donington

What is it like to live in Castle Donington?
Homes sold for a typical £287,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.9% on the 12 months before. At 98 of the 159 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 4 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 19 of its 160 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is East Midlands Parkway, 5.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Castle Donington?
Castle Donington is covered by postcode district DE74, across 160 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Castle Donington in?
Castle Donington is in the North West Leicestershire council area, and Leicestershire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Castle Donington?
Castle Donington is in the North West Leicestershire parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Amanda Hack (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Castle Donington?
Homes in Castle Donington sold for a typical £287,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 102 sales, down 0.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Castle Donington?
In Castle Donington, primary schools at its postcodes include Orchard Community Primary School, St Edward's Church of England Primary School and Foxbridge Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Castle Donington College. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Castle Donington have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Castle Donington is East Midlands Parkway, 5.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Castle Donington?
Ofcom reports on 159 of the 160 postcodes in Castle Donington. At 98 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Castle Donington at risk of flooding?
19 of the 160 postcodes in Castle Donington have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 4 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Castle Donington?
18 of the 160 postcodes now in use in Castle Donington came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 27 of the 165 homes sold in Castle Donington were newly built (16%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DE74 district, 29%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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