# DE73

Postcode district covering Derby, Chellaston and Shelton Lock, in South Derbyshire and Derby.

DE73 is a postcode district covering Derby, Chellaston and Shelton Lock, in South Derbyshire and Derby. Median sale price £286,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DE73. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DE73 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £286,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE73 was £286,000 in 2025. 1,051st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 21,186** (2021). DE73 had 21,186 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,366th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 60%** (2022). About 60% of people in DE73 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.7%** (January 2026). In DE73, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DE73) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 60% of people in DE73 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DE73) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 337 homes were sold in DE73 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DE73) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DE73.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DE73) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DE73 had 21,186 usual residents at the census.

## How DE73 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DE73 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £286,000 | 7th most expensive | 23 postcode districts, DE · 2025 |
| Population | 21,186 | 7th least populated | 23 postcode districts, DE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 60% | 7th most people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, DE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.7% | 8th highest | 23 postcode districts, DE · Jan 2026 |

## Is DE73 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DE73 at a rate of 57.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.8 per 1,000 people across the DE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DE73.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (505), other crime (255) and anti-social behaviour (195).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DE73 was 63.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in DE73, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DE73 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DE73

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Derby 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01033168) | 1,314 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.1% |
| [Derby 030F](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01033169) | 1,783 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.6% |
| [Derby 030G](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01033170) | 1,271 | 82.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Derby 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013514) | 1,487 | 81.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 031B](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013515) | 2,078 | 100.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.8% |
| [Derby 031C](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013519) | 1,590 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Derby 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/neighbourhood/e01013520) | 1,937 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [North West Leicestershire 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/neighbourhood/e01025924) | 1,099 | 131.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.8% |
| [South Derbyshire 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019834) | 2,502 | 51.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.3% |
| [South Derbyshire 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019853) | 1,725 | 39.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.1% |
| [South Derbyshire 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019854) | 2,001 | 47.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.0% |
| [South Derbyshire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019855) | 1,538 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.8% |

## Your MP

- [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-derbyshire): Samantha Niblett (Labour), MP since July 2024. 46% of the people here.
- [Derby South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-south): Baggy Shanker (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 45% of the people here.
- [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-leicestershire): Amanda Hack (Labour), MP since July 2024. 9.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in DE73

[Chellaston East](https://openindex.co.uk/derby/chellaston-east), [Melbourne, Ticknall & Hartshorne](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire/melbourne-ticknall-and-hartshorne)

## Postcode sectors in DE73

[DE73 5 (106 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73-5), [DE73 6 (163 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73-6), [DE73 7 (85 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73-7), [DE73 8 (182 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73-8)

## Councils DE73 covers

[South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire), [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby)

## Towns in DE73

[Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby)

## Postcode districts next to DE73

[DE11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de11), [DE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24), [DE65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de65), [DE72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de72), [DE74](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de74), [LE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12), [LE65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le65)

## More in the DE postcode area

[All DE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DE73 in brief

DE73 is a postcode district covering Derby, Chellaston and Shelton Lock, in South Derbyshire and Derby.
About 21,941 people lived in DE73 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £286,000 in 2025 across 337 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DE73 was £286,000 in 2025.
DE73 had 21,186 usual residents at the census.
About 60% of people in DE73 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DE73, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DE73
- Postcode area: [DE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de)
- Constituency: [South Derbyshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-derbyshire)
- Council: [South Derbyshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire)
- Area: 80.79 km²
- People, mid-2024: 21,941*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 66

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LE65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le65), [DE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de24), [DE74](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de74), [DE65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de65), [DE72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de72), [LE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12)

## Latest updates for DE73

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DE73

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de73