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Thinking of living at DE72 3PL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draycott Community Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Firfield Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Shardlow Primary School | Primary | 2.8 km | 86% met the expected standard |
| Ashbrook Infant School | Primary | 3.1 km | – |
| Ashbrook Junior School | Primary | 3.1 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Wilsthorpe School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 50.5 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Long Eaton School | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Friesland School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| West Park School | Secondary | 5.6 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| George Spencer Academy | Secondary | 5.7 km | Attainment 8: 51.7 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Spring Valley School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Trent College | Independent | 3.9 km | 21.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Meadowbrook School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Risley Cricket Club | 3.0 km | 10 |
| Tennis | Ockbrook and Borrowash Lawn Tennis Club | 2.8 km | 7 |
| Fishing | Beechwood Park | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Swimming | West Park Leisure Centre (Long Eaton) | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Squash | Trent College | 3.9 km | 3 |
| Golf | Derby Golf Centre | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | West Park Leisure Centre | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Football | Anderson Electrical Arena | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Derby Motor Boat Club | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | Martial Arts Centre | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Table tennis | Draycott Table Tennis Centre | 220 m | 1 |
| Water sports | Church Wilne Water Sports Club | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Spondon Crown Green Bowls Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Leesbrook RUFC | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | West Park Wheeled Sport Area | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Sandiacre Friesland Sports Centre | 4.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Long Eaton, a drive away (3.8 km), with 652k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Square, 100 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes IGO, 1, 222); 13 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
The nearest primary school is Draycott Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wilsthorpe School, 3.6 km away; Attainment 8: 50.5 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op Food, 1.6 km away, with Barneys General Store & Off Licence closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Overdale Medical Practice (850 m), with Draycott Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Brown's Hairdressing is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 11 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 45% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Pumpkinz is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Hoptimist Draycott the nearest pub (50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 23 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 33% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Draycott Millennium Green, 350 m away; for exercise, Draycott Table Tennis Centre (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 7.3 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 57 km.
26 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Independent |
| 4.3 km |
| – |
Every primary near DE72 3PL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.