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DE73 postcode area · South Derbyshire

The DE73 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Derby, North West Leicestershire, South Derbyshire. Area Scores range from 1 to 92 across them. Every full DE73 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DE73 district: Willington South & Repton scores 93 out of 100 (#505 of 6,856 nationally) while Rose Hill & Castleward sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 92 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 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 £365,000 in Willington South & Repton — a 2.2× gap within the DE73 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Derby, North West Leicestershire and South Derbyshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,647a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime71per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied72%

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 DE73 district

£286,000median home sold over the past year · +14.4% over 5 years · -2.4% over the year · 297 sales
Detached£375,000
Semi-detached£249,950
Terraced£222,475
Flat£150,000
South Derbyshire£255,000
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
Willington South & ReptonSouth Derbyshire 50593 £365,000
Melbourne, Ticknall & HartshorneSouth Derbyshire 99985 £295,500
Aston-on-Trent & Barrow-upon-TrentSouth Derbyshire 1,32881 £295,000
Willington North, Findern & Stenson FieldsSouth Derbyshire 1,40380 £261,500
Castle DoningtonNorth West Leicestershire 1,46579 £305,000
Chellaston EastDerby 1,87673 £275,000
Packington, Ravenstone & ColeortonNorth West Leicestershire 1,93172 £361,500
Chellaston West & Shelton LockDerby 3,05555 £245,000
Rose Hill & CastlewardDerby 6,7781 £167,250

People living in DE73 Census 2021

Residents76,969
Median age (est.)41
Density307per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above35%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 12%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 13%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 80%Asian 13%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 36% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 DE73

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DE73 district.

Chellaston Willington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DE73.

DE24 DE99 DE23 DE74 DE72 DE2 DE1 DE65

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.