DE73 8DH Area Guide - Schools, Crime & Living in South Derbyshire

DE73 8DH is a postcode in Melbourne, South Derbyshire, East Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near DE73 8DH, then scores the surrounding small area 74/100 - top 10% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around DE73 8DH are local prosperity and safety, while property market signals 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 DE73 8DH is based on South Derbyshire 006 Census 2021. It covers 6,772 residents, 170 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 49, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 71% owner-occupied, 18% 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 10/10.

For property prices near DE73 8DH, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the DE73 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £289k from 65 rolling sales. 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 DE73 8DH 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 DE73 8DH; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.