DE73 7HB South Derbyshire
Live postcode, introduced September 2004. Ward: Aston. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Church Lane, Barrow upon Trent: 35 addresses
- Ingleby Road, Barrow upon Trent: 8 addresses
- Barrow Lane, South Derbyshire: 8 addresses
- Green Lane, South Derbyshire: 5 addresses
- Twyford Road, Barrow upon Trent: 2 addresses
- Fir Tree Drive, Barrow upon Trent: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Lane, Swarkestone: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Lane, Barrow upon Trent: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Derbyshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,340 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,560 | £1,820 | £2,080 | £2,340 | £2,860 | £3,379 | £3,899 | £4,679 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (22% of about 1,450 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Barrow on Trent (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- The Walnuts, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 6 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 13 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 61 addresses are between 36 m and 40 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Peartree 5,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Willington 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Derby 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest 71 Swarkestone Road Barrow upon Trent | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Springfield House Melbourne | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Car parks | A50 Parking | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Melbourne & Chellaston Medical Practice | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Peak Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Jordan Dental | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | Littleover Police Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,160 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 290 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 230 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Wilfrid, a listed building (Grade I), 230 m west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m west |
| Swarkestone Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Swarkestone Old Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow-hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Swarkestone Stop | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Swarkestone Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| West Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Spur's Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 55 | 61 | 61 |
6 of the postcode's 61 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Derbyshire: see them on the South Derbyshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Church Lane.