DE74 2LT postcode in Castle Donington, Leicestershire

DE74 2LT is a postcode in Castle Donington, in the Castle Donington Castle ward of North West Leicestershire. It is in the North West Leicestershire parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire 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. North West Leicestershire: 90% Typical price £286,500 Homes sold in DE74 2, last 12 months. ▼ 1.2% on the year before Nearest station East Midlands Parkway 5.8 km in a straight line

Where DE74 2LT is, and what is near it

Map of DE74 2LT and what is near it Map of DE74 2LT: its centre point, with the 331 other postcodes in the DE74 2 sector, 4 schools (1 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) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DE74 2AD: also in DE74 2DE74 2FU: also in DE74 2DE74 2HW: also in DE74 2DE74 2HX: also in DE74 2DE74 2JA: also in DE74 2DE74 2JB: also in DE74 2DE74 2JE: also in DE74 2DE74 2JF: also in DE74 2DE74 2JH: also in DE74 2DE74 2JJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2JL: also in DE74 2DE74 2JR: also in DE74 2DE74 2JS: also in DE74 2DE74 2JT: also in DE74 2DE74 2JU: also in DE74 2DE74 2JX: also in DE74 2DE74 2JY: also in DE74 2DE74 2JZ: also in DE74 2DE74 2LA: also in DE74 2DE74 2LB: also in DE74 2DE74 2LE: also in DE74 2DE74 2LF: also in DE74 2DE74 2LG: also in DE74 2DE74 2LH: also in DE74 2DE74 2LJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2LN: also in DE74 2DE74 2LP: also in DE74 2DE74 2LQ: also in DE74 2DE74 2LR: also in DE74 2DE74 2LS: also in DE74 2DE74 2LU: also in DE74 2DE74 2LW: also in DE74 2DE74 2LX: also in DE74 2DE74 2LY: also in DE74 2DE74 2LZ: also in DE74 2DE74 2NA: also in DE74 2DE74 2NB: also in DE74 2DE74 2ND: also in DE74 2DE74 2NE: also in DE74 2DE74 2NF: also in DE74 2DE74 2NG: also in DE74 2DE74 2NH: also in DE74 2DE74 2NR: also in DE74 2DE74 2NS: also in DE74 2DE74 2NY: also in DE74 2DE74 2NZ: also in DE74 2DE74 2PA: also in DE74 2DE74 2PB: also in DE74 2DE74 2PD: also in DE74 2DE74 2PE: also in DE74 2DE74 2PF: also in DE74 2DE74 2PG: also in DE74 2DE74 2PH: also in DE74 2DE74 2PJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2PL: also in DE74 2DE74 2PN: also in DE74 2DE74 2PP: also in DE74 2DE74 2PQ: also in DE74 2DE74 2PR: also in DE74 2DE74 2PS: also in DE74 2DE74 2PZ: also in DE74 2DE74 2QU: also in DE74 2DE74 2QW: also in DE74 2DE74 2QY: also in DE74 2DE74 2QZ: also in DE74 2DE74 2RT: also in DE74 2DE74 2RX: also in DE74 2DE74 2RY: also in DE74 2DE74 2SW: also in DE74 2DE74 2SX: also in DE74 2DE74 2TP: also in DE74 2DE74 2TY: also in DE74 2DE74 2UP: also in DE74 2DE74 2WB: also in DE74 2DE74 2WY: also in DE74 2DE74 2YS: also in DE74 2 Welden School 3.7 kmOrchard Surgery 4.1 kmEast Midlands Parkway station 5.8 kmManor House Surgery 5.8 kmLong Eaton station 6.3 kmDaleacre Hill DE74 2LT Map of DE74 2LT and what is near it Map of DE74 2LT: its centre point, with the 331 other postcodes in the DE74 2 sector, 4 schools (1 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) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Manor House Surgery 5.8 kmDaleacre Hill DE74 2LT
  • DE74 2LT
  • Other postcodes in DE74 2: 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 52.8378, longitude -1.3391)

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 DE74 2LT?

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 DE74 2LT?

Every home and business at DE74 2LT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

North West Leicestershire: 90%

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

North West Leicestershire: 98%

The line marks the figure across North West Leicestershire.

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 DE74 2LT?

North West Leicestershire 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 DE74 2LT 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 DE74 2LT.

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 North West Leicestershire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DE74 2LT: 1,244 properties in North West Leicestershire are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for North West Leicestershire

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 DE74 2LT 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 DE74 2LT?

Homes in DE74 2 sold for a typical £286,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 176 sales, down 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£286,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£290,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £358,000 97 sales
  • Semi-detached £256,500 42 sales
  • Terraced £210,000 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £144,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole DE74 district: a typical £295,000 from 187 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 DE74 2LT

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in DE74 2LT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 September 2025. The middle sale was £225,000, from £210,000 to £255,000. Across DE74 2, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £286,500. 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 DE74 2LT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,310 homes in the neighbourhood around DE74 2LT. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (30%). 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 DE74 2LT

Band D in North West Leicestershire for 2026‑27: £2,418. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,612 (band A) to £4,030 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,956.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (8%)£1,612
Band Babout 300 (23%)£1,881
Band Cabout 260 (20%)£2,150
Band Dabout 230 (18%)£2,418
Band Eabout 320 (24%)£2,956
Band Fabout 80 (6%)£3,493
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,030
Band Hfewer than 5£4,836

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 30% 2010 to 2019
  9. 21% 2020 or later

Averages for North West Leicestershire 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 DE74 2LT is in (ONS area E01025926), 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 DE74 2LT?

The nearest open schools to DE74 2LT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DE74 2LT, 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 DE74 2LT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE74 2LT is East Midlands Parkway Rail Station, 5.8 km away in a straight line.

  • East Midlands Parkway Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive
  • Long Eaton Rail Station Railway station 6.3 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 High Street, 330 m away.

More stations near DE74 2LT, 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 DE74 2LT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE74 2LT, 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 DE74 2LT?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DE74 2LT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 1 charger · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.8 kmCycle

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 DE74 2LT?

The nearest to the centre of DE74 2LT, 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 DE74 2LT?

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 DE74 2LT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DE74 2LT, 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 DE74 2LT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE74 2LT, 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 DE74 2LT?

The nearest vets to the centre of DE74 2LT 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 DE74 2LT in a conservation area?

The centre of DE74 2LT 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 DE74 2LT?

Police.uk records 68 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE74 2LT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour31 reports
Violence and sexual offences17 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Burglary3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: other crime 2, public order 1, criminal damage and arson 1, drugs 1, possession of weapons 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 DE74 2LT

Ward
Castle Donington Castle
Parish
Castle Donington
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Castle Donington
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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