DE74 2YW North West Leicestershire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Daleacre Hill. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Ashby Road, Diseworth: 30 addresses
- Warren Lane, North West Leicestershire: 6 addresses
- A50, East Staffordshire: 4 addresses
- M1, Leicester: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ashby Road, Lockington: 2 addresses
- Remembrance Way, Ratcliffe on Soar: 2 addresses
- M1, Leicester: 1 address
- A50, East Staffordshire: 1 address
- Warren Lane, North West Leicestershire: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ashby Road, Lockington: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ashby Road, Lockington: 1 address
- Warren Lane, Long Eaton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ashby Road, Lockington: 1 address
- Netherfields Lane, North West Leicestershire: 1 address
- Ratcliffe Lane, North West Leicestershire: 1 address
- M1, Leicester: 1 address
- Main Street, Lockington: 1 address
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 B (31% of about 420 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 59 addresses are between 29 m and 42 m above sea level (34 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | East Midlands Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km |
| Long Eaton 652,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Attenborough 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Springfield House Melbourne | 8.9 km |
| Car parks | M1 Carpark | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 3.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Orchard Surgery | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Peak Pharmacy | 2.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Sawley Dental Practice | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Loughborough Hospital | 10.6 km |
| Police station | Long Eaton Police SNT | 5.2 km |
| Cash machines | Moto - Donington Park - Forecourt, Castle Donington | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Sawley Lakeside Park 8,340 m² | 3.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,000 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Hemington Hammers 2.0 ha | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 2.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site revealed by aerial photography, SE of Dunster Barn, a scheduled monument, 760 m east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Site revealed by aerial photography, SE of Dunster Barn | Scheduled monument | 760 m east |
| Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe Lane | Scheduled monument | 950 m east |
| Moated site SE of Sawley Locks | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Green Spot Wood | Wood | 870 m south-east |
| March Covert | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Hemington Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| Daleacre Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-west |
| Ratcliffe Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| King Street Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 7 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 7 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 28 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 59 |
59 of the postcode's 59 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 6 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 Ashby Road.