DE73 8LR postcode in Melbourne, Derbyshire

DE73 8LR is a postcode in Melbourne, in the Melbourne ward of South Derbyshire. It is in the South Derbyshire parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since September 2004.

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 97% of homes and businesses can get it. South Derbyshire: 93% Typical price £314,250 Homes sold in DE73 8, last 12 months. ▼ 3.6% on the year before Nearest station Peartree 8.3 km in a straight line

Where DE73 8LR is, and what is near it

Map of DE73 8LR and what is near it Map of DE73 8LR: its centre point, with the 181 other postcodes in the DE73 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DE73 8BF: also in DE73 8DE73 8BQ: also in DE73 8DE73 8BS: also in DE73 8DE73 8BT: also in DE73 8DE73 8BU: also in DE73 8DE73 8BW: also in DE73 8DE73 8BX: also in DE73 8DE73 8BZ: also in DE73 8DE73 8DA: also in DE73 8DE73 8DB: also in DE73 8DE73 8DD: also in DE73 8DE73 8DE: also in DE73 8DE73 8DP: also in DE73 8DE73 8DQ: also in DE73 8DE73 8DR: also in DE73 8DE73 8DS: also in DE73 8DE73 8DW: also in DE73 8DE73 8DX: also in DE73 8DE73 8DY: also in DE73 8DE73 8DZ: also in DE73 8DE73 8EA: also in DE73 8DE73 8EB: also in DE73 8DE73 8ED: also in DE73 8DE73 8EF: also in DE73 8DE73 8EG: also in DE73 8DE73 8EH: also in DE73 8DE73 8EJ: also in DE73 8DE73 8EL: also in DE73 8DE73 8EN: also in DE73 8DE73 8EP: also in DE73 8DE73 8EQ: also in DE73 8DE73 8ER: also in DE73 8DE73 8ES: also in DE73 8DE73 8ET: also in DE73 8DE73 8EU: also in DE73 8DE73 8EW: also in DE73 8DE73 8EX: also in DE73 8DE73 8EY: also in DE73 8DE73 8EZ: also in DE73 8DE73 8FA: also in DE73 8DE73 8FB: also in DE73 8DE73 8FD: also in DE73 8DE73 8FE: also in DE73 8DE73 8FF: also in DE73 8DE73 8FG: also in DE73 8DE73 8FH: also in DE73 8DE73 8FJ: also in DE73 8DE73 8FL: also in DE73 8DE73 8FN: also in DE73 8DE73 8FP: also in DE73 8DE73 8FQ: also in DE73 8DE73 8FR: also in DE73 8DE73 8FS: also in DE73 8DE73 8FT: also in DE73 8DE73 8FX: also in DE73 8DE73 8FY: also in DE73 8DE73 8FZ: also in DE73 8DE73 8GA: also in DE73 8DE73 8GB: also in DE73 8DE73 8GD: also in DE73 8DE73 8GE: also in DE73 8DE73 8GF: also in DE73 8DE73 8GG: also in DE73 8DE73 8GH: also in DE73 8DE73 8GJ: also in DE73 8DE73 8GL: also in DE73 8DE73 8GQ: also in DE73 8DE73 8GR: also in DE73 8DE73 8GS: also in DE73 8DE73 8GT: also in DE73 8DE73 8GU: also in DE73 8DE73 8GW: also in DE73 8DE73 8GX: also in DE73 8DE73 8GY: also in DE73 8DE73 8GZ: also in DE73 8DE73 8HB: also in DE73 8DE73 8HE: also in DE73 8DE73 8HJ: also in DE73 8DE73 8HL: also in DE73 8DE73 8HN: also in DE73 8DE73 8HP: also in DE73 8DE73 8HR: also in DE73 8DE73 8HW: also in DE73 8DE73 8HX: also in DE73 8DE73 8HY: also in DE73 8DE73 8JA: also in DE73 8DE73 8JB: also in DE73 8DE73 8JE: also in DE73 8DE73 8JF: also in DE73 8DE73 8JG: also in DE73 8DE73 8JH: also in DE73 8DE73 8JJ: also in DE73 8DE73 8JL: also in DE73 8DE73 8JN: also in DE73 8DE73 8JP: also in DE73 8DE73 8JQ: also in DE73 8DE73 8JR: also in DE73 8DE73 8JS: also in DE73 8DE73 8JW: also in DE73 8DE73 8JY: also in DE73 8DE73 8JZ: also in DE73 8DE73 8LA: also in DE73 8DE73 8LB: also in DE73 8DE73 8LD: also in DE73 8DE73 8LH: also in DE73 8DE73 8LJ: also in DE73 8DE73 8LN: also in DE73 8DE73 8LP: also in DE73 8DE73 8LQ: also in DE73 8DE73 8LT: also in DE73 8DE73 8LW: also in DE73 8DE73 8LX: also in DE73 8DE73 8LY: also in DE73 8DE73 8LZ: also in DE73 8DE73 8SR: also in DE73 8DE73 8YG: also in DE73 8 Chellaston Academy 4.3 kmWelden School 4.6 kmGP 6.1 kmMelbourne DE73 8LR Map of DE73 8LR and what is near it Map of DE73 8LR: its centre point, with the 181 other postcodes in the DE73 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Chellaston Academy 4.3 kmMelbourne DE73 8LR
  • DE73 8LR
  • Other postcodes in DE73 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 52.8285, longitude -1.4257)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DE73 8LR?

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 8LR?

97% of the homes and businesses at DE73 8LR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)97% can get it

South Derbyshire: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)97% can get it

South Derbyshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across South Derbyshire.

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 DE73 8LR?

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 DE73 8LR 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 DE73 8LR.

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 8LR: 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 8LR 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 DE73 8LR?

Homes in DE73 8 sold for a typical £314,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 82 sales, down 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£314,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£326,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £437,500 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £317,500 22 sales
  • Terraced £238,875 28 sales

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 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 DE73 8LR

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in DE73 8LR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 July 2026. The middle sale was £419,850, from £240,000 to £495,000. Across DE73 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £314,250. 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 DE73 8LR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around DE73 8LR. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (27%). 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 DE73 8LR

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 40 (5%)£1,560
Band Babout 190 (25%)£1,820
Band Cabout 170 (23%)£2,080
Band Dabout 150 (20%)£2,340
Band Eabout 120 (16%)£2,860
Band Fabout 60 (8%)£3,379
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£3,899
Band Hwithheld£4,679

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 27% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 8LR is in (ONS area E01019853), 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 DE73 8LR?

The nearest open schools to DE73 8LR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DE73 8LR, 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 DE73 8LR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE73 8LR is Peartree Rail Station, 8.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Peartree Rail Station Railway station 8.3 kmDrive
  • Spondon Rail Station Railway station 9.4 kmDrive

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Queensway, 91 m away.

More stations near DE73 8LR, 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 DE73 8LR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE73 8LR, 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 DE73 8LR?

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DE73 8LR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Bp Pulse Charging point · 8 chargers · Type 2 750 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 DE73 8LR?

The nearest to the centre of DE73 8LR, 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 DE73 8LR?

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 DE73 8LR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DE73 8LR, 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 DE73 8LR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE73 8LR, 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 DE73 8LR?

The nearest vets to the centre of DE73 8LR 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 DE73 8LR in a conservation area?

The centre of DE73 8LR 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 8LR?

Police.uk records 10 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE73 8LR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other crime1 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 DE73 8LR

Ward
Melbourne
Parish
Melbourne
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Melbourne
Rural or urban
Larger 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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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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