Is DE12 8BH a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

DE12 8BH is a postcode in Appleby, North West Leicestershire, East Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near DE12 8BH, then scores the surrounding small area 63/100 - top 32% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around DE12 8BH are safety and property market signals, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for DE12 8BH is based on South Derbyshire 011 Census 2021. It covers 11,480 residents, 177 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 46, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 78% owner-occupied, 12% privately rented, 10% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 4/10.

For property prices near DE12 8BH, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the DE12 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £355k from 28 rolling sales, up 11.8% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near DE12 8BH by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near DE12 8BH; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.