DE72 3EP postcode in South Derbyshire, Derbyshire

DE72 3EP is a postcode in South Derbyshire, in the Aston ward. It is in the South Derbyshire parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since August 1992.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 50% of homes and businesses at DE72 3EP can get it Across South Derbyshire: 93% Typical price £270,000 Homes sold in DE72 3, last 12 months. ▲ 8% on the year before Nearest station Spondon 2.3 km in a straight line

Where DE72 3EP is, and what is near it

Map of DE72 3EP and what is near it Map of DE72 3EP: its centre point, with the 345 other postcodes in the DE72 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DE72 3EN: also in DE72 3DE72 3EQ: also in DE72 3DE72 3ER: also in DE72 3DE72 3EU: also in DE72 3DE72 3EW: also in DE72 3DE72 3EX: also in DE72 3DE72 3EY: also in DE72 3DE72 3EZ: also in DE72 3DE72 3FD: also in DE72 3DE72 3FG: also in DE72 3DE72 3FJ: also in DE72 3DE72 3FP: also in DE72 3DE72 3FQ: also in DE72 3DE72 3FT: also in DE72 3DE72 3FW: also in DE72 3DE72 3GG: also in DE72 3DE72 3GL: also in DE72 3DE72 3GU: also in DE72 3DE72 3GX: also in DE72 3DE72 3GY: also in DE72 3DE72 3GZ: also in DE72 3DE72 3HU: also in DE72 3DE72 3JZ: also in DE72 3DE72 3LA: also in DE72 3DE72 3LB: also in DE72 3DE72 3LD: also in DE72 3DE72 3LE: also in DE72 3DE72 3LH: also in DE72 3DE72 3LJ: also in DE72 3DE72 3LX: also in DE72 3DE72 3LY: also in DE72 3DE72 3NL: also in DE72 3DE72 3NN: also in DE72 3DE72 3QT: also in DE72 3DE72 3QU: also in DE72 3DE72 3QW: also in DE72 3DE72 3TP: also in DE72 3DE72 3TQ: also in DE72 3DE72 3TR: also in DE72 3DE72 3UA: also in DE72 3DE72 3UL: also in DE72 3DE72 3UN: also in DE72 3DE72 3UU: also in DE72 3DE72 3UX: also in DE72 3DE72 3UY: also in DE72 3DE72 3WA: also in DE72 3DE72 3WB: also in DE72 3DE72 3WD: also in DE72 3DE72 3WF: also in DE72 3DE72 3WG: also in DE72 3DE72 3XF: also in DE72 3DE72 3XX: also in DE72 3 Spondon station 2.3 kmGP 2.5 kmSt Martins School 2.7 kmKingsmead School 2.9 kmOckbrook & Borrowash DE72 3EP Map of DE72 3EP and what is near it Map of DE72 3EP: its centre point, with the 345 other postcodes in the DE72 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Spondon station 2.3 kmSt Martins School 2.7 kmOckbrook & Borrowash DE72 3EP
  • DE72 3EP
  • Other postcodes in DE72 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.8932, longitude -1.3973)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DE72 3EP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DE72 3EP?

50% of the homes and businesses at DE72 3EP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 50% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DE72 3EP 50% South Derbyshire 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DE72 3EP 50% South Derbyshire 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DE72 3EP?

South Derbyshire District Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DE72 3EP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DE72 3EP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across South Derbyshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DE72 3EP: 991 properties in South Derbyshire are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for South Derbyshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DE72 3EP is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 16:50 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 16:50 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DE72 3EP?

Homes in DE72 3 sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 199 sales, up 8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£270,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £370,000 79 sales
  • Semi-detached £250,000 77 sales
  • Terraced £192,250 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £130,000 11 sales

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

Across the whole DE72 district: a typical £275,000 from 261 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in DE72 3EP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DE72 3EP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at DE72 3EP

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at DE72 3EP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DE72 3EP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around DE72 3EP. The largest share of them, 19%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DE72 3EP

Band D in South Derbyshire for 2026‑27: £2,340. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,560 (band A) to £3,899 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,820.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (15%)£1,560
Band Babout 150 (19%)£1,820
Band Cabout 150 (19%)£2,080
Band Dabout 140 (18%)£2,340
Band Eabout 120 (15%)£2,860
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,379
Band Gabout 50 (6%)£3,899
Band Hwithheld£4,679

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for South Derbyshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DE72 3EP is in (ONS area E01019832), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DE72 3EP?

The nearest open schools to DE72 3EP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DE72 3EP, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to DE72 3EP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE72 3EP is Spondon Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Spondon Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Peartree Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near DE72 3EP, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near DE72 3EP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE72 3EP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DE72 3EP?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DE72 3EP on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DE72 3EP?

The nearest to the centre of DE72 3EP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DE72 3EP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DE72 3EP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DE72 3EP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DE72 3EP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE72 3EP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DE72 3EP?

The nearest vets to the centre of DE72 3EP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DE72 3EP in a conservation area?

The centre of DE72 3EP is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DE72 3EP?

Police.uk records 100 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE72 3EP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences51 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Public order5 reports
Other theft4 reports

Also: vehicle crime 3, possession of weapons 2, burglary 1, drugs 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for DE72 3EP

Ward
Aston
Parish
Elvaston
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 1992

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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