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DE73 1JQ area guide

Who lives in DE73 1JQ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Melbourne, Ticknall & Hartshorne
Council
South Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,566 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
At a glance

What DE73 1JQ is like

DE73 1JQ is a postcode in the Melbourne, Ticknall & Hartshorne area of South Derbyshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,566 people. 70% of households own their home, 19.9% rent privately and 9.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in DE73 sold for a median of £290,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How DE73 1JQ compares

Headline figures for DE73 1JQ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 19.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£290,000

Median over 275 sales in DE73, 0% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
3

3 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£59,897

Average annual income before tax, higher than 67% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DE73 1JQ differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    29.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    70% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

DE73 1JQ FAQs

01
Is DE73 1JQ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in DE73 1JQ?

The median sale price over the last year was £290,000.

Homes in DE73 sold for a median of £290,000 across 275 sales in the year to August 2026, 0% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is DE73 1JQ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around DE73 1JQ, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in DE73 1JQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 11.4% of residents. 70% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (56.7%).
05
Which council covers DE73 1JQ?

The local authority for DE73 1JQ is South Derbyshire.

DE73 1JQ comes under South Derbyshire in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is DE73 1JQ?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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