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DE72 postcode area · Erewash

The DE72 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Derby, Erewash, North West Leicestershire, South Derbyshire. Area Scores range from 1 to 95 across them. Every full DE72 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DE72 district: Long Eaton West scores 95 out of 100 (#334 of 6,856 nationally) while Rose Hill & Castleward sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 94 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £167,250 in Rose Hill & Castleward to £305,000 in Castle Donington — a 1.8× gap within the DE72 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Derby, Erewash, North West Leicestershire and South Derbyshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,827a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime83per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DE72 district

£275,000median home sold over the past year · +10.0% over 5 years · +6.2% over the year · 299 sales
Detached£368,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£192,500
Flat£190,000
Erewash£215,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Long Eaton WestErewash 33495 £285,000
Aston-on-Trent & Barrow-upon-TrentSouth Derbyshire 1,32881 £295,000
Castle DoningtonNorth West Leicestershire 1,46579 £305,000
Borrowash & OckbrookErewash 2,04170 £264,500
Breaston & DraycottErewash 2,55563 £241,500
Sandiacre & StantonErewash 3,46050 £220,000
Spondon SouthDerby 4,24138 £220,000
Rose Hill & CastlewardDerby 6,7781 £167,250

People living in DE72 Census 2021

Residents66,817
Median age (est.)42
Density490per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above31%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 13%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 11%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 84%Asian 11%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 40% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in DE72

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DE72 district.

Long Eaton Spondon

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DE72.

DE7 NG10 DE74 DE99 DE2 DE24 DE21 DE73

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.