DE72 3NU postcode in Breaston and Draycott, Derbyshire

DE72 3NU is a postcode in Breaston and Draycott, in the Draycott & Risley ward of Erewash. It is in the Erewash 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Erewash: 96% Typical price £270,000 Homes sold in DE72 3, last 12 months. ▲ 8% on the year before Nearest station Long Eaton 4.3 km in a straight line

Where DE72 3NU is, and what is near it

Map of DE72 3NU and what is near it Map of DE72 3NU: its centre point, with the 345 other postcodes in the DE72 3 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A6005 DE72 3DB: also in DE72 3DE72 3DE: also in DE72 3DE72 3DF: also in DE72 3DE72 3DG: also in DE72 3DE72 3DH: also in DE72 3DE72 3DJ: also in DE72 3DE72 3DL: also in DE72 3DE72 3DN: also in DE72 3DE72 3DP: also in DE72 3DE72 3DR: also in DE72 3DE72 3DS: also in DE72 3DE72 3GJ: also in DE72 3DE72 3HH: also in DE72 3DE72 3LZ: also in DE72 3DE72 3NA: also in DE72 3DE72 3NB: also in DE72 3DE72 3ND: also in DE72 3DE72 3NE: also in DE72 3DE72 3NF: also in DE72 3DE72 3NG: also in DE72 3DE72 3NH: also in DE72 3DE72 3NJ: also in DE72 3DE72 3NL: also in DE72 3DE72 3NP: also in DE72 3DE72 3NQ: also in DE72 3DE72 3NR: also in DE72 3DE72 3NS: also in DE72 3DE72 3NT: also in DE72 3DE72 3NW: also in DE72 3DE72 3NX: also in DE72 3DE72 3NY: also in DE72 3DE72 3NZ: also in DE72 3DE72 3PA: also in DE72 3DE72 3PE: also in DE72 3DE72 3PF: also in DE72 3DE72 3PG: also in DE72 3DE72 3PH: also in DE72 3DE72 3PJ: also in DE72 3DE72 3PL: also in DE72 3DE72 3PN: also in DE72 3DE72 3PP: also in DE72 3DE72 3PQ: also in DE72 3DE72 3PR: also in DE72 3DE72 3PS: also in DE72 3DE72 3PT: also in DE72 3DE72 3PU: also in DE72 3DE72 3PW: also in DE72 3DE72 3PX: also in DE72 3DE72 3PY: also in DE72 3DE72 3PZ: also in DE72 3DE72 3QA: also in DE72 3DE72 3QB: also in DE72 3DE72 3QD: also in DE72 3DE72 3QE: also in DE72 3DE72 3QG: also in DE72 3DE72 3QN: also in DE72 3DE72 3QP: also in DE72 3DE72 3QQ: also in DE72 3DE72 3QR: also in DE72 3DE72 3QS: also in DE72 3DE72 3QX: also in DE72 3DE72 3QY: also in DE72 3DE72 3QZ: also in DE72 3DE72 3RT: also in DE72 3DE72 3TY: also in DE72 3DE72 3TZ: also in DE72 3DE72 3UD: also in DE72 3DE72 3UE: also in DE72 3DE72 3UP: also in DE72 3DE72 3UT: also in DE72 3DE72 3WE: also in DE72 3DE72 3WH: also in DE72 3DE72 3XE: also in DE72 3DE72 3XG: also in DE72 3DE72 3XP: also in DE72 3DE72 3XR: also in DE72 3DE72 3XW: also in DE72 3DE72 3YA: also in DE72 3DE72 3YB: also in DE72 3DE72 3YD: also in DE72 3DE72 3YQ: also in DE72 3 3 places, 2.1–4.4 kmGP 2.7 kmLong Eaton station 4.3 kmGP 4.6 kmOckbrook & Borrowash DE72 3NU Map of DE72 3NU and what is near it Map of DE72 3NU: its centre point, with the 345 other postcodes in the DE72 3 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.7 kmLong Eaton station 4.3 kmGP 4.6 kmOckbrook & Borrowash DE72 3NU
  • DE72 3NU
  • Other postcodes in DE72 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 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 52.8971, longitude -1.3476)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DE72 3NU?

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 3NU?

Every home and business at DE72 3NU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Erewash: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Erewash: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Erewash.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 3NU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Erewash Borough Council's days for DE72 3NU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 3NU 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 3NU.

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 Erewash

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DE72 3NU: 1,300 properties in Erewash are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Erewash

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 3NU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DE72 3NU?

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 3NU

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in DE72 3NU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 February 2025. The middle sale was £213,000, from £205,000 to £320,000. Across DE72 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £270,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near DE72 3NU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around DE72 3NU. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (41%). 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 3NU

Band D in Erewash for 2026‑27: £2,361. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,574 (band A) to £3,934 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,836.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (26%)£1,574
Band Babout 310 (42%)£1,836
Band Cabout 120 (16%)£2,098
Band Dabout 70 (9%)£2,361
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£2,885
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,410
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,934
Band Hfewer than 5£4,721

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. 11% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 41% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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

Averages for Erewash 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 3NU is in (ONS area E01019654), 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 3NU?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DE72 3NU, 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 3NU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE72 3NU is Long Eaton Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Long Eaton Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Spondon Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lime Grove, 112 m away.

More stations near DE72 3NU, 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 3NU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE72 3NU, 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 3NU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DE72 3NU 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.

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

Which dentists are near DE72 3NU?

The nearest to the centre of DE72 3NU, 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 3NU?

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 3NU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DE72 3NU, 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 3NU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE72 3NU, 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 3NU?

The nearest vets to the centre of DE72 3NU 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 3NU in a conservation area?

The centre of DE72 3NU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 3NU?

Police.uk records 24 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE72 3NU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Public order3 reports
Burglary1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Other theft1 report

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 3NU

Ward
Draycott & Risley
Parish
Draycott and Church Wilne
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Breaston and Draycott
Rural or urban
Larger 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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