DE74 2RT postcode in Castle Donington, Leicestershire

DE74 2RT is a postcode in Castle Donington, in the Castle Donington Central 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 at DE74 2RT can get it Across 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 5.9 km in a straight line

Where DE74 2RT is, and what is near it

Map of DE74 2RT and what is near it Map of DE74 2RT: its centre point, with the 331 other postcodes in the DE74 2 sector, 4 schools (3 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 8 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DE74 2AF: also in DE74 2DE74 2AJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2AP: also in DE74 2DE74 2AU: also in DE74 2DE74 2HX: also in DE74 2DE74 2JA: also in DE74 2DE74 2JB: also in DE74 2DE74 2JE: also in DE74 2DE74 2JG: also in DE74 2DE74 2JH: also in DE74 2DE74 2JJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2JL: also in DE74 2DE74 2JP: 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 2NH: also in DE74 2DE74 2NJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2NQ: also in DE74 2DE74 2NR: also in DE74 2DE74 2NS: 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 2RZ: 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 2SX: also in DE74 2DE74 2TS: also in DE74 2DE74 2UE: also in DE74 2DE74 2UF: 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 2UW: also in DE74 2DE74 2UX: also in DE74 2DE74 2UY: also in DE74 2DE74 2WA: also in DE74 2DE74 2XA: also in DE74 2DE74 2XB: also in DE74 2DE74 2XD: also in DE74 2DE74 2XG: also in DE74 2DE74 2XH: also in DE74 2DE74 2XJ: also in DE74 2DE74 2XQ: also in DE74 2 2 schools, 600–700 mEast Midlands Parkway station 5.9 kmGP 6.1 kmDaleacre Hill DE74 2RT Map of DE74 2RT and what is near it Map of DE74 2RT: 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 8 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Welden School 2.9 kmGP 6.1 kmDaleacre Hill DE74 2RT
  • DE74 2RT
  • Other postcodes in DE74 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 52.8437, longitude -1.3455)

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 DE74 2RT?

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 2RT?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DE74 2RT 100% North West Leicestershire 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DE74 2RT 100% North West Leicestershire 98%
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 2RT?

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 2RT 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 2RT.

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 2RT: 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 2RT 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 2RT?

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 2RT

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in DE74 2RT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 August 2024. 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 2RT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around DE74 2RT. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (69%). 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 2RT

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 £3,493 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,418.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,612
Band Babout 160 (25%)£1,881
Band Cabout 180 (28%)£2,150
Band Dabout 190 (29%)£2,418
Band Eabout 90 (14%)£2,956
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,493
Band Gwithheld£4,030
Band Hfewer than 5£4,836

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 69% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 2RT is in (ONS area E01025928), 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 2RT?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE74 2RT is East Midlands Parkway Rail Station, 5.9 km away in a straight line.

  • East Midlands Parkway Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive
  • Long Eaton Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Huntingdon Drive, 10 m away.

More stations near DE74 2RT, 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 2RT?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DE74 2RT 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near DE74 2RT?

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

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 2RT?

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

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

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

The centre of DE74 2RT 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 2RT?

Police.uk records 52 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE74 2RT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour27 reports
Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Burglary3 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

Also: other theft 1, other crime 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 2RT

Ward
Castle Donington Central
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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DE74 2PZ50 mDE74 2JX80 mDE74 2XA100 mDE74 2SS110 mDE74 2SP140 mDE74 2RZ150 m
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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