The UK Postcode Database

DE12 8AF

a postcode in Leicestershire

Introduced in January 1980
DE12 8AF Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DE12 8AF

Rectory Lane - 14 properties, USRN 28501752

Unnamed road - 3 properties, USRN 28503326

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7042 / 52°42'14"N

Longitude: -1.5498 / 1°32'59"W

UTM Reference: 30U 597988 5840348

OS Easting: 430520

OS Northing: 311925

OS Grid: SK305119

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 5G4.K0C

Mapcode Global: WHCGT.5988

Open Location Code: 9C4WPF32+M3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92fq48

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 25373 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DE12 8AF on Saturday 4 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:39
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:59
Sunrise 04:49
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:10
Sunset 21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:21
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:41
Hours of daylight today04:19 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:02 to 04:19
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:31
Moon Rises 22:35

For a full sun and moon calendar for DE12 8AF, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DE12 8AF

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
6 November 2015 Hall Farm, Rectory Lane, Stretton En Le Field, Swadlincote DE12 8AF Detached Freehold £870,000
14 October 2013 Church View Barn, Rectory Lane, Stretton En Le Field, Swadlincote DE12 8AF Semi-detached Freehold £405,000
5 December 2012 Stretton House, Rectory Lane, Stretton En Le Field, Swadlincote DE12 8AF Detached Freehold £860,000
24 October 2008 The Old Barn, Rectory Lane, Stretton En Le Field, Swadlincote DE12 8AF Detached Freehold £650,000
28 June 2004 Church View Barn, Rectory Lane, Stretton En Le Field, Swadlincote DE12 8AF Detached Freehold £385,000
1 April 1999 Church View Barn, Rectory Lane, Stretton En Le Field, Swadlincote DE12 8AF Detached Freehold £219,500
6 March 1998 Holly Barn, Rectory Lane, Stretton En Le Field, Swadlincote DE12 8AF Detached Freehold £150,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DE12 8AF

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Hinckley and Bosworth

MP

Luke Evans Conservative

Leicestershire County Council
County council electoral division

Ibstock & Appleby

Councillor

Virge Richichi Reform UK

North West Leicestershire District Council
District council ward

Appleby

Councillor

Richard Blunt Conservative

DE12 8AF also falls within the Civil Parish of Stretton en le Field, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DE12 8AF

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00131503 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01025913 North West Leicestershire 012A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005408 North West Leicestershire 012 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005565 Stretton en le Field Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05010090 Appleby Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 7 May 2015 DLUHC
E07000134 North West Leicestershire Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000018 Leicestershire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000004 East Midlands Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001288 Hinckley and Bosworth Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000021 Leicestershire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000183 Burton upon Trent Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33016569 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000021 Leicester and Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000201 NHS West Leicestershire CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2015 ODS
E40000011 Midlands NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000015 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000031 East Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E58000855 Ibstock & Appleby ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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