DE72 postcode area guide — Derby
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DE72 postcode district in Derby — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DE72
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.3%
Gigabit-capable
79.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the DE72 postcode district (Derby) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 449 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE72, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.3%.
Around 0% of premises in DE72 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DE72
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DE72 2AA | 100% | 70.8% |
| DE72 2AB | 100% | 100% |
| DE72 2AD | 0% | 0% |
| DE72 2AE | 100% | 96.5% |
| DE72 2AF | 94.5% | 92.7% |
| DE72 2AG | 100% | 95.2% |
| DE72 2AH | 100% | 77.8% |
| DE72 2AJ | 100% | 88.9% |
| DE72 2AL | 100% | 100% |
| DE72 2AN | 52.6% | 42.1% |
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Mobile signal around Derby
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Derby district (122,822 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
100%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DE72
Police recorded 12 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE72 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 50.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 25.0% |
| Public order | 2 | 16.7% |
| Other theft | 1 | 8.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DE72
Based on 264 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE72 is £264,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£365,000
93 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
94 sales
Terraced
£185,000
50 sales
Flat / maisonette
£190,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in DE72
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Cleveland Avenue | DE72 3QX |
| 15 May 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | Stevens Lane | DE72 3BU |
| 11 May 2026 | £374,000 | Detached | Ashmeadow | DE72 3LA |
| 5 May 2026 | £335,000 | Other | Derby Road | DE72 3HA |
| 1 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Mapleton Road | DE72 3QQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £983,000 | Detached | Mount Street | DE72 3AJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Detached | Victoria Avenue | DE72 3HG |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £862,500 | Detached | Weston Road | DE72 2BH |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Rectory Road | DE72 3EH |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Detached | Stevens Lane | DE72 3BW |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Derby demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Derby district (261,364 residents, 105,651 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% |
| 15–29 | 26.2% |
| 30–44 | 19.6% |
| 45–64 | 17.9% |
| 65+ | 16.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 59% |
| Private rented | 21.4% |
| Social rented | 7.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DE72
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firfield Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 413 | DE72 3EG |
| Redhill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 215 | DE72 3SF |
| Aston-on-Trent Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 188 | DE72 2UH |
| Ashbrook Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 168 | DE72 3HF |
| Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 147 | DE72 2HX |
| Ashbrook Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 122 | DE72 3HF |
| Draycott Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 105 | DE72 3NH |
| Shardlow Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 89 | DE72 2GR |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DE72
138 rated food businesses operate in DE72. 110 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: AM Sports (Midlands) Ltd, AM Sports (Midlands) Ltd, Andersons Fine Foods, Apple Tree Gift Shop & Tea House, Ashbrook Junior School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DE72
From a sample of 230 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DE72 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
33%
Band D
40%
Band E
15%
Band F
4%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Derby
Landlines around DE72 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.