DE74 2RR postcode in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire

DE74 2RR is a postcode in North West Leicestershire, in the Castle Donington Park ward. It is in the North West Leicestershire parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since August 1992.

Flooding High flood risk 2 of 4 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% 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 Long Eaton 7.8 km in a straight line

Where DE74 2RR is, and what is near it

Map of DE74 2RR and what is near it Map of DE74 2RR: 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) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. DE74 2AD: also in DE74 2DE74 2AF: also in DE74 2DE74 2AJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2AP: also in DE74 2DE74 2AT: also in DE74 2DE74 2AU: also in DE74 2DE74 2BE: also in DE74 2DE74 2BH: also in DE74 2DE74 2BJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2BL: also in DE74 2DE74 2BN: also in DE74 2DE74 2FU: also in DE74 2DE74 2GR: also in DE74 2DE74 2HA: also in DE74 2DE74 2HJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2HL: also in DE74 2DE74 2HW: also in DE74 2DE74 2JF: also in DE74 2DE74 2JG: also in DE74 2DE74 2JJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2JL: also in DE74 2DE74 2JN: also in DE74 2DE74 2JP: also in DE74 2DE74 2JQ: also in DE74 2DE74 2JR: also in DE74 2DE74 2JS: also in DE74 2DE74 2JT: also in DE74 2DE74 2JU: also in DE74 2DE74 2JW: also in DE74 2DE74 2JX: also in DE74 2DE74 2JY: also in DE74 2DE74 2JZ: also in DE74 2DE74 2ND: also in DE74 2DE74 2NE: also in DE74 2DE74 2NF: also in DE74 2DE74 2NY: also in DE74 2DE74 2NZ: 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 2QA: also in DE74 2DE74 2QU: also in DE74 2DE74 2QW: also in DE74 2DE74 2QY: also in DE74 2DE74 2QZ: also in DE74 2DE74 2RP: also in DE74 2DE74 2RQ: also in DE74 2DE74 2RS: also in DE74 2DE74 2RT: also in DE74 2DE74 2RX: also in DE74 2DE74 2RY: also in DE74 2DE74 2RZ: also in DE74 2DE74 2SB: also in DE74 2DE74 2SE: also in DE74 2DE74 2SG: also in DE74 2DE74 2SN: also in DE74 2DE74 2SP: also in DE74 2DE74 2SR: also in DE74 2DE74 2SS: also in DE74 2DE74 2ST: also in DE74 2DE74 2SU: also in DE74 2DE74 2SW: also in DE74 2DE74 2SX: also in DE74 2DE74 2TP: also in DE74 2DE74 2TR: also in DE74 2DE74 2TY: also in DE74 2DE74 2UA: also in DE74 2DE74 2UE: also in DE74 2DE74 2UF: also in DE74 2DE74 2UJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2UL: also in DE74 2DE74 2UN: also in DE74 2DE74 2UP: also in DE74 2DE74 2UQ: also in DE74 2DE74 2UR: also in DE74 2DE74 2US: also in DE74 2DE74 2UT: also in DE74 2DE74 2UW: also in DE74 2DE74 2UX: also in DE74 2DE74 2UY: also in DE74 2DE74 2WA: also in DE74 2DE74 2WB: also in DE74 2DE74 2WD: also in DE74 2DE74 2WE: also in DE74 2DE74 2WF: also in DE74 2DE74 2WH: also in DE74 2DE74 2WL: also in DE74 2DE74 2WY: also in DE74 2DE74 2XA: also in DE74 2DE74 2XB: also in DE74 2DE74 2XD: also in DE74 2DE74 2XE: also in DE74 2DE74 2XG: also in DE74 2DE74 2XH: also in DE74 2DE74 2XQ: also in DE74 2DE74 2YF: also in DE74 2DE74 2YL: also in DE74 2DE74 2YP: also in DE74 2DE74 2YR: also in DE74 2DE74 2YS: also in DE74 2DE74 2YT: also in DE74 2DE74 2ZB: also in DE74 2DE74 2ZH: also in DE74 2 School 3.0 kmGP 3.0 kmGP 4.0 kmGP 6.5 kmLong Eaton station 7.8 kmDaleacre Hill DE74 2RR Map of DE74 2RR and what is near it Map of DE74 2RR: 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) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 4.0 kmGP 6.5 kmLong Eaton station 7.8 kmDaleacre Hill DE74 2RR
  • DE74 2RR
  • Other postcodes in DE74 2: 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 52.8432, longitude -1.3816)

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 2RR?

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 2RR?

Every home and business at DE74 2RR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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.

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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 DE74 2RR?

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 2RR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 4 homes and businesses at DE74 2RR. 2 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

4 homes and businesses at DE74 2RR High: 2Not in an area at risk: 2

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 North West Leicestershire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DE74 2RR: 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 2RR is in 3 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 09:56 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 09:56 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 DE74 2RR?

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 2RR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DE74 2RR 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 DE74 2RR

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at DE74 2RR. 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 DE74 2RR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,310 homes in the neighbourhood around DE74 2RR. 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 2RR

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 2RR 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 2RR?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE74 2RR is Long Eaton Rail Station, 7.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Long Eaton Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive
  • Spondon Rail Station Railway station 7.9 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 DE74 2RR, 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 2RR?

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

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.9 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.9 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 2RR?

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

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 2RR?

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

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

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

The centre of DE74 2RR 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 2RR?

Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE74 2RR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 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 DE74 2RR

Ward
Castle Donington Park
Parish
Castle Donington
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DE74 2GR460 mDE74 2RS480 mDE74 2SG670 mDE74 2ZH680 mDE74 2RQ700 mDE72 2EF1.3 km
All of DE74

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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