The postcode DE74 2QS is located in North West Leicestershire, in the county of Leicestershire. It was introduced in August 1992 and is an active postcode. DE74 2QS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
DE74 2QS is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of DE74 2QS as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural life.
The closest road name to DE74 2QS is Shakespear Close which is centered 11 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Clements Gate and is 306 m away.
The closest primary school to DE74 2QS (for ages 11 and under) is Diseworth Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 26, 2017.
The local pub for residents of DE74 2QS is Castle Rock Tap Room And Kitchen and is 990 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 3, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from (Flying Start And BP Petrol Station) and is 990 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 25, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 49.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for DE74 2QS is covered by the Leicestershire police force association and Leicestershire County and Rutland is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to DE74 2QS and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to DE74 2QS, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode DE74 2QS
| Introduction | August 1992 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from DE74 2QS - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseworth Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 26, 2017) | 387 m |
| Castle Donington College | Academy | 11-16 | Good (January 10, 2019) | 2.67 km |
| St Edward's Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 31, 2017) | 2.75 km |
| Orchard Community Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 3.03 km | |
| Hemington Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 6, 2018) | 3.52 km |
| Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (October 24, 2019) | 3.67 km |
| Belton Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (May 22, 2018) | 3.85 km |
| Kegworth Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 12, 2022) | 4.17 km |
| St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 7, 2017) | 4.64 km |
| Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire | Academy | 4-11 | Good (February 26, 2020) | 5.57 km |
| Oxley Primary School Shepshed | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 24, 2018) | 5.71 km |
| Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (May 2, 2018) | 5.73 km |
| Worthington School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Outstanding (February 6, 2013) | 5.75 km |
| Iveshead School | Maintained school | 11-19 | Requires improvement (February 2, 2022) | 5.77 km |
| Hathern Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (January 19, 2017) | 5.84 km |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 4, 2021) | 5.88 km |
| Sutton Bonington Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (May 21, 2019) | 5.93 km |
| Aston-on-Trent Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 14, 2019) | 6.3 km |
| Melbourne Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (January 10, 2019) | 6.38 km |
| Melbourne Infant School | Maintained school | 5-7 | Outstanding (October 10, 2007) | 6.38 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from DE74 2QS - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Plough | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 14, 2022 | 137 m | |
| Lady Gate Guest House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 14, 2017 | 140 m | |
| Leicestershire Traded Services At Diseworth Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 29, 2021 | 387 m | |
| (Flying Start And BP Petrol Station) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 25, 2021 | 990 m | |
| Amber Beverage UK Limited | Exempt August 26, 2021 | 990 m | |
| Biza | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 30, 2018 | 990 m | |
| Boots - East Midlands Airport | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 20, 2021 | 990 m | |
| Burger King | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 17, 2022 | 990 m | |
| Castle Rock Tap Room And Kitchen | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 3, 2022 | 990 m | |
| Frankie & Benny's | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 12, 2020 | 990 m | |
| Greggs | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 6, 2021 | 990 m | |
| Hunger Hanger | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 15, 2020 | 990 m | |
| Jury Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 5, 2021 | 990 m | |
| Olive Catering At Cooper Parry | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 2, 2022 | 990 m | |
| Pork \& Pickle | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 30, 2021 | 990 m | |
| Servest Catering Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 10, 2020 | 990 m | |
| Starbucks | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 7, 2021 | 990 m | |
| WHSmith East Midlands Airport - Airside 2 | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 3, 2022 | 990 m | |
| WHSmith East Midlands Airport - Arrivals | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 20, 2019 | 990 m | |
| WHSmith East Midlands Airport - First Hit CTN Airside 1 | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 30, 2020 | 990 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to DE74 2QS - Data from Apr 2022
| Clements Gate | 306 m | |
| Brookside | 308 m | |
| Brookside | 324 m | |
| Clements Gate | 358 m | |
| Lady Gate | 397 m | |
| East Midlands Airport | 1.2 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to DE74 2QS - Data from Dec 2021
| Charnock Hill | 793 m | |
| Shepherds Plantation | 1.62 km | |
| New Wood | 1.63 km | |
| Short Wood | 1.64 km | |
| Bleak House Hill | 1.66 km | |
| Long Wood | 2 km | |
| The Dumps Plantations | 2.35 km | |
| The Rookery | 2.36 km | |
| Smooth Coppice | 2.4 km | |
| David's Hill | 2.44 km | |
| Diseworth Gorse | 2.51 km | |
| The Belt | 2.54 km | |
| Gelscoe Plantation | 2.54 km | |
| Ash Spinney | 2.6 km | |
| Tonge Gorse | 2.62 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for DE74 2QS - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 52.5 Mbps | 49.1 Mbps | 66.67 Mbps |
| Upload | 8.5 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 10 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 49.1 | 8 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for DE74 2QS - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | Leicestershire |
| Latitude | 52.81590800 |
| Longitude | -1.33356400 |
| OS Easting | 445013 |
| OS Northing | 0324471 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Leicestershire |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
North West Leicestershire |
| County Electorial Division | Valley ED |
| Electoral Ward | Long Whatton & Diseworth |
| Local Authority District | North West Leicestershire |
| Region / Government Office Region | East Midlands |
| European Electoral Region | East Midlands |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Leicester and Leicestershire Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Leicestershire |
| International Territorial Level Code | E07000134 |
| Travel To Work Area | Leicester |
| NHS England Region | Midlands |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Leicestershire County and Rutland |
| Cancer Alliance | East Midlands |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
East Midlands |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS West Leicestershire CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Rural residents Group: Rural tenants Subgroup: Rural life |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural village |
| Built-Up Area | Diseworth BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
| Workplace Zone | E33014396 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
North West Leicestershire 002 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
North West Leicestershire 002A |
| Output Area / Small Area | 1B1 |