DE73 7JB postcode in South Derbyshire, Derbyshire
DE73 7JB 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 September 2004.
Where DE73 7JB is, and what is near it
- DE73 7JB
- Other postcodes in DE73 7: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 4 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 52.8549, longitude -1.4502)
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 DE73 7JB?
- South DerbyshireDistrict council South Derbyshire: bins, council tax, planning
- DerbyshireCounty council Derbyshire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around DE73 7JB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- DerbyshirePolice force area
- South DerbyshireParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Samantha Niblett (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Samantha Niblett
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 DE73 7JB?
Every home and business at DE73 7JB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 88% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 DE73 7JB?
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 BinDayBuddySource: 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 DE73 7JB at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
High riskThe Environment Agency counts 14 homes and businesses at DE73 7JB. 4 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 2 more at a lower risk.
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.
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 DE73 7JB: 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 DE73 7JB 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near DE73 7JB?
Homes in DE73 7 sold for a typical £375,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 27 sales, up 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £500,000 16 sales
- Semi-detached £256,000 6 sales
- Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
- Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole DE73 district: a typical £290,000 from 272 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 DE73 7JB
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DE73 7JB 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 DE73 7JB
The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at DE73 7JB. 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 AgencySource: 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 DE73 7JB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,450 homes in the neighbourhood around DE73 7JB. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band E. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (34%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 E, the most common, is £2,860.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 90 (6%) | £1,560 |
| Band B | about 230 (16%) | £1,820 |
| Band C | about 290 (20%) | £2,080 |
| Band D | about 310 (21%) | £2,340 |
| Band E | about 320 (22%) | £2,860 |
| Band F | about 150 (10%) | £3,379 |
| Band G | about 60 (4%) | £3,899 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,679 |
When the homes were built
- 12% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 2% 1919 to 1939
- 10% 1945 to 1964
- 8% 1965 to 1982
- 6% 1983 to 1999
- 3% 2000 to 2009
- 24% 2010 to 2019
- 34% 2020 or later
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 DE73 7JB is in (ONS area E01019834), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 DE73 7JB?
The nearest open schools to DE73 7JB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 DE73 7JB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of DE73 7JB is Peartree Rail Station, 4.9 km away in a straight line.
- Peartree Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle
- Spondon Rail Station Railway station 6.9 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cottage Garage, 84 m away.
More stations near DE73 7JB, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near DE73 7JB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE73 7JB, 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.
- Melbourne & Chellaston Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01332 862124 3.9 kmCycle
- Alvaston Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01332 755990 4.5 kmCycle
- Village Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01332 414944 5.2 kmDrive
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 DE73 7JB?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DE73 7JB 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near DE73 7JB?
The nearest to the centre of DE73 7JB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Chellaston dental practice Phone 01332 701143 1.7 kmCycle
- The Melbourne Dental Practice Phone 01332 862942 3.6 kmCycle
- Allenton Dental Care Phone 01332 700244 3.7 kmCycle
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 DE73 7JB?
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.
- Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Phone 01332 265500 6.7 kmDrive
- Nuffield Health Derby Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01332 540100 6.9 kmDrive
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 DE73 7JB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of DE73 7JB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Bluebell Park Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2024 · Phone 01332 706960 1.4 kmCycle
- Arch 169 Phone 07470 606286 2.2 kmCycle
- South Avenue Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2024 · Phone 01332 705136 2.6 kmCycle
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 DE73 7JB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE73 7JB, 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.
- Peak Pharmacy, Chellaston Medical Centre Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01332 700640 1.4 kmCycle
- Peak Pharmacy, 13 Derby Road Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 8:45am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01332 700201 1.7 kmCycle
- Lock Pharmacy Ltd Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01332 702139 2.7 kmCycle
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 DE73 7JB?
The nearest vets to the centre of DE73 7JB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Abbey Veterinary Group 2.6 kmCycle
- Scarsdale Vets Phone +44 1332 678333 2.7 kmCycle
- White Cross Vets 4.9 kmCycle
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 DE73 7JB in a conservation area?
The centre of DE73 7JB 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 DE73 7JB?
Police.uk records 28 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE73 7JB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: other crime 2, other theft 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for DE73 7JB
- Ward
- Aston
- Parish
- Swarkestone
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- September 2004
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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