DE74 2GA North West Leicestershire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Daleacre Hill. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in North West Leicestershire in 2026-27: Band D £2,418 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,612 | £1,881 | £2,150 | £2,418 | £2,956 | £3,493 | £4,030 | £4,836 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (27% of about 1,050 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Slack and Parr Long Lane Kegworth, permissioned (350 m)
- Brooks Machine Tools Derby Road Kegworth, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 5 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 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 29 addresses are between 28 m and 32 m above sea level (30 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 58%, gigabit 58% of premises; 8% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | East Midlands Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Long Eaton 652,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Attenborough 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Nottingham Road Kegworth | 460 m |
| Bus or coach station | Springfield House Melbourne | 9.6 km |
| Car parks | M1 Carpark | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 3.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Orchard Surgery | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | Castle Donington Dental Care | 4.0 km |
| Hospital | Loughborough Hospital | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Long Eaton Police SNT | 6.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Moto - Donington Park - Forecourt, Castle Donington | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 570 m² | 1.5 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sideley Park 1.1 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 70 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m south. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m south |
| Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Site revealed by aerial photography, SE of Dunster Barn | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Kingston Park Pleasure Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 830 m south-east |
| March Covert | Wood | 850 m north-west |
| Old Cut | Lake or reservoir | 920 m south-east |
| Green Spot Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Ratcliffe Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Broad Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 29 |
11 of the postcode's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.