DE73 8LE

a postcode in Derbyshire

Introduced in November 2009

DE73 8LE	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with DE73 8LE

Carr Brook Way - 53 properties, USRN 35426128

Station Road - 1 property, USRN 35400927

Carr Brook Way - 1 property, USRN 35426129

Freeman Drive - 1 property, USRN 35490241

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8265 / 52°49'35"N

Longitude: -1.4222 / 1°25'19"W

UTM Reference: 30U 606310 5854135

OS Easting: 439032

OS Northing: 325594

OS Grid: SK390255

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 6G3.TG8

Mapcode Global: WHDHF.461Z

Open Location Code: 9C4WRHGH+H4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92gt98

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24448 / 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 DE73 8LE on Tuesday 7 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:42
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:01
Sunrise	04:50
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:30
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:19
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:38

Hours of daylight today	04:20 to 22:00
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:00 to 04:21
Moon Phase	Last Quarter
Moon Sets	12:33
Moon Rises	23:09

For a full sun and moon calendar for DE73 8LE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DE73 8LE

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
28 November 2023	22 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£376,000
30 October 2023	50 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£360,000
3 October 2023	15 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£66,250
3 May 2022	5 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£475,000
9 August 2021	10 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£310,000
4 June 2021	50 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
25 March 2021	38 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
25 March 2021	42 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£230,000
19 December 2018	40 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£210,000
30 November 2018	38 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£310,000
12 October 2018	1 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£595,000
5 October 2018	32 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£295,000
28 September 2018	2 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£353,000
11 May 2018	16 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£280,000
13 July 2017	17 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£225,000
13 April 2017	3 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£468,000
29 July 2016	35 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£390,000
15 January 2016	46 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£389,000
19 October 2015	32 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£277,500
10 September 2015	44 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£385,000
13 February 2015	42a Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£307,000
24 September 2014	1 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£520,000
30 April 2014	7 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£370,000
31 March 2014	34 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£245,000
28 March 2014	10 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£250,000
20 December 2013	32 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
16 December 2013	42 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£175,000
31 October 2013	44 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£335,000
18 October 2013	10 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£242,950
18 October 2013	42a Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£265,000
17 October 2013	33 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
16 October 2013	36 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£318,000
27 September 2013	38 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
27 September 2013	40 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£171,000
20 September 2013	35 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£342,000
23 August 2013	37 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£331,000
28 June 2013	50 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£225,000
27 March 2013	8 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£235,000
22 March 2013	46 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£338,500
20 February 2013	2 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£249,999
12 December 2012	48 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£337,745
30 July 2012	24 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£170,996
19 July 2012	28 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£167,500
25 January 2012	3 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£449,995
28 October 2011	20 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£235,000
30 June 2011	18 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£270,000
6 May 2011	16 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£235,000
26 November 2010	14 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£232,495
3 September 2010	1 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£495,000
30 July 2010	22 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£289,995
30 June 2010	12 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Flat/apartment	Freehold	£165,000
19 April 2010	8 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£235,000
31 March 2010	4 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£185,000
21 March 2010	2 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
12 March 2010	5 Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8LE	Detached	Freehold	£349,995

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 DE73 8LE

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

South Derbyshire

MP

Samantha Niblett Labour

South Derbyshire District Council

District council ward

Melbourne

Councillors

Matthew Gotheridge Conservative

Jane Carroll Labour

DE73 8LE also falls within the Civil Parish of Melbourne, 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 DE73 8LE

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00100466		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00180388		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E01019854	South Derbyshire 006C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004123	South Derbyshire 006	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04002914	Melbourne	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05008815	Melbourne	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	5 May 2011	DLUHC
E07000039	South Derbyshire	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000007	Derbyshire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000004	East Midlands	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001483	South Derbyshire	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000018	Derbyshire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000200	Derby	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33016194		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000045	D2N2	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	31 December 2022	BEIS
E38000261	NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB - 15M	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000011	Midlands	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E54000058	NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000031	East Midlands	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E58001898	Melbourne & Woodville ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E63009319	Melbourne (South Derbyshire)	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
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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