DE72 · Erewash

DE72 broadband and area guide

Ofcom coverage, connection speeds, house prices and local data for 450 postcodes across 2 sectors in Erewash.

Full fibre

Gigabit

80%

Superfast

94%

Postcodes

450

DE72 in Erewash encompasses 450 postcodes with strong gigabit penetration: 80.2% reach 300 Mbps or faster speeds. Connectivity issues are uncommon, with fewer than one postcode in 200 falling below superfast minimums.

Broadband speeds in DE72

Share of DE72 premises by the fastest download speed available, averaged across all 450 postcodes in the district.

Gigabit availability at 80.2% reflects mature cable or fibre deployment across much of Erewash. Ultrafast matches at 80.2%, reinforcing cable's role in the gigabit tier. Superfast extends to 94.3%, leaving only 5.7% without 30 Mbps or above capability. Of those, 1.7% fall to the below-10-Mbps tier. Only 0.1% of postcodes sit below the universal service obligation, essentially none. The speed mass sits at gigabit (80.2%) with a modest 14.1% in the mid-superfast 30-300 band. Most residents have achieved gigabit-capable infrastructure or reliable superfast fallback. Infrastructure investment in this postcode has concentrated on delivering premium speeds to the majority rather than incremental improvements across the board.

Under 2 Mbps

<1%

2 to 5 Mbps

<1%

5 to 10 Mbps

<1%

10 to 30 Mbps

30 to 300 Mbps

14%

300 Mbps and above

80%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations. Percentages are district-wide averages of postcode-level availability, so rows may not sum to exactly 100%.

Connectivity in detail

Below 10 Mbps USO

<1%

Premises unable to get the 10 Mbps universal service minimum

Fixed wireless

Premises that can use a fixed wireless access service

Broadband by sector

DE72 splits into 2 postcode sectors. Coverage and prices can differ street by street, so open a sector below to find your exact postcode.

Sector	Postcodes	Superfast	Full fibre	Gigabit
DE72 2	106	93%	0%	75%
DE72 3	344	95%	0%	82%

All DE72 2 postcodes (106)

DE72 2AA DE72 2AB DE72 2AD DE72 2AE DE72 2AF DE72 2AG DE72 2AH DE72 2AJ DE72 2AL DE72 2AN DE72 2AP DE72 2AQ DE72 2AS DE72 2AT DE72 2AU DE72 2AW DE72 2AX DE72 2AY DE72 2AZ DE72 2BA DE72 2BB DE72 2BD DE72 2BE DE72 2BG DE72 2BH DE72 2BJ DE72 2BL DE72 2BN DE72 2BP DE72 2BQ DE72 2BR DE72 2BS DE72 2BT DE72 2BU DE72 2BW DE72 2BX DE72 2BY DE72 2BZ DE72 2DA DE72 2DB DE72 2DD DE72 2DE DE72 2DF DE72 2DG DE72 2DH DE72 2DJ DE72 2DL DE72 2DN DE72 2DP DE72 2DQ DE72 2DR DE72 2DS DE72 2DT DE72 2DU DE72 2DW DE72 2DX DE72 2DY DE72 2DZ DE72 2EA DE72 2EB DE72 2ED DE72 2EE DE72 2EF DE72 2EG DE72 2EH DE72 2EJ DE72 2EL DE72 2EN DE72 2EP DE72 2EQ DE72 2ER DE72 2GA DE72 2GD DE72 2GE DE72 2GH DE72 2GL DE72 2GP DE72 2GQ DE72 2GR DE72 2GS DE72 2GU DE72 2GW DE72 2GX DE72 2GY DE72 2GZ DE72 2HA DE72 2HD DE72 2HE DE72 2HF DE72 2HG DE72 2HH DE72 2HJ DE72 2HL DE72 2HN DE72 2HP DE72 2HS DE72 2HW DE72 2HX DE72 2SP DE72 2UH DE72 2UJ DE72 2UQ DE72 2WA DE72 2WD DE72 2WE DE72 2WW

All DE72 3 postcodes (344)

DE72 3AA DE72 3AB DE72 3AD DE72 3AE DE72 3AF DE72 3AG DE72 3AH DE72 3AJ DE72 3AL DE72 3AN DE72 3AP DE72 3AQ DE72 3AR DE72 3AS DE72 3AT DE72 3AU DE72 3AW DE72 3AX DE72 3AY DE72 3AZ DE72 3BA DE72 3BB DE72 3BD DE72 3BE DE72 3BF DE72 3BG DE72 3BH DE72 3BJ DE72 3BL DE72 3BN DE72 3BP DE72 3BR DE72 3BS DE72 3BT DE72 3BU DE72 3BW DE72 3BX DE72 3BY DE72 3BZ DE72 3DA DE72 3DB DE72 3DD DE72 3DE DE72 3DF DE72 3DG DE72 3DH DE72 3DJ DE72 3DL DE72 3DN DE72 3DP DE72 3DQ DE72 3DR DE72 3DS DE72 3DT DE72 3DU DE72 3DW DE72 3DX DE72 3DY DE72 3DZ DE72 3EA DE72 3EB DE72 3ED DE72 3EE DE72 3EF DE72 3EG DE72 3EH DE72 3EJ DE72 3EL DE72 3EN DE72 3EP DE72 3EQ DE72 3ER DE72 3ES DE72 3ET DE72 3EU DE72 3EW DE72 3EX DE72 3EY DE72 3EZ DE72 3FD DE72 3FE DE72 3FF DE72 3FG DE72 3FH DE72 3FJ DE72 3FL DE72 3FN DE72 3FP DE72 3FQ DE72 3FR DE72 3FS DE72 3FT DE72 3FW DE72 3FX DE72 3FY DE72 3FZ DE72 3GA DE72 3GB DE72 3GD DE72 3GE DE72 3GF DE72 3GG DE72 3GH DE72 3GJ DE72 3GL DE72 3GN DE72 3GP DE72 3GQ DE72 3GR DE72 3GS DE72 3GT DE72 3GU DE72 3GW DE72 3GX DE72 3GY DE72 3GZ DE72 3HA DE72 3HB DE72 3HD DE72 3HE DE72 3HF DE72 3HG DE72 3HH DE72 3HJ DE72 3HL DE72 3HN DE72 3HP DE72 3HQ DE72 3HR DE72 3HS DE72 3HT DE72 3HU DE72 3HW DE72 3HX DE72 3HY DE72 3HZ DE72 3JA DE72 3JB DE72 3JD DE72 3JE DE72 3JF DE72 3JG DE72 3JH DE72 3JJ DE72 3JL DE72 3JN DE72 3JP DE72 3JQ DE72 3JR DE72 3JS DE72 3JT DE72 3JU DE72 3JW DE72 3JX DE72 3JZ DE72 3LA DE72 3LB DE72 3LD DE72 3LE DE72 3LF DE72 3LG DE72 3LH DE72 3LJ DE72 3LL DE72 3LN DE72 3LP DE72 3LQ DE72 3LR DE72 3LS DE72 3LT DE72 3LU DE72 3LX DE72 3LY DE72 3LZ DE72 3NA DE72 3NB DE72 3ND DE72 3NE DE72 3NF DE72 3NG DE72 3NH DE72 3NJ DE72 3NL DE72 3NN DE72 3NP DE72 3NQ DE72 3NR DE72 3NS DE72 3NT DE72 3NU DE72 3NW DE72 3NX DE72 3NY DE72 3NZ DE72 3PA DE72 3PB DE72 3PD DE72 3PE DE72 3PF DE72 3PG DE72 3PH DE72 3PJ DE72 3PL DE72 3PN DE72 3PP DE72 3PQ DE72 3PR DE72 3PS DE72 3PT DE72 3PU DE72 3PW DE72 3PX DE72 3PY DE72 3PZ DE72 3QA DE72 3QB DE72 3QD DE72 3QE DE72 3QF DE72 3QG DE72 3QH DE72 3QL DE72 3QN DE72 3QP DE72 3QQ DE72 3QR DE72 3QS DE72 3QT DE72 3QU DE72 3QW DE72 3QX DE72 3QY DE72 3QZ DE72 3RA DE72 3RB DE72 3RD DE72 3RE DE72 3RF DE72 3RG DE72 3RH DE72 3RJ DE72 3RL DE72 3RN DE72 3RP DE72 3RQ DE72 3RR DE72 3RS DE72 3RT DE72 3RU DE72 3RW DE72 3RX DE72 3RY DE72 3RZ DE72 3SA DE72 3SB DE72 3SD DE72 3SE DE72 3SF DE72 3SG DE72 3SH DE72 3SJ DE72 3SL DE72 3SN DE72 3SP DE72 3SQ DE72 3SR DE72 3SS DE72 3ST DE72 3SU DE72 3SW DE72 3SX DE72 3SY DE72 3SZ DE72 3TA DE72 3TB DE72 3TD DE72 3TE DE72 3TF DE72 3TG DE72 3TH DE72 3TJ DE72 3TL DE72 3TN DE72 3TP DE72 3TQ DE72 3TR DE72 3TS DE72 3TT DE72 3TU DE72 3TW DE72 3TX DE72 3TY DE72 3TZ DE72 3UA DE72 3UB DE72 3UD DE72 3UE DE72 3UF DE72 3UG DE72 3UH DE72 3UJ DE72 3UL DE72 3UN DE72 3UP DE72 3UQ DE72 3UR DE72 3US DE72 3UT DE72 3UU DE72 3UX DE72 3UY DE72 3WA DE72 3WB DE72 3WD DE72 3WE DE72 3WF DE72 3WG DE72 3WH DE72 3WJ DE72 3WL DE72 3WN DE72 3WP DE72 3WQ DE72 3WR DE72 3WS DE72 3XB DE72 3XE DE72 3XF DE72 3XG DE72 3XH DE72 3XJ DE72 3XL DE72 3XP DE72 3XQ DE72 3XR DE72 3XT DE72 3XU DE72 3XW DE72 3XX DE72 3XZ DE72 3YA DE72 3YB DE72 3YD DE72 3YQ

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Living in Erewash

At 80.2% gigabit, DE72 represents solid regional network development. No house price data is provided. Householders can expect gigabit or strong superfast as standard.

Remote worker score

54/100

Connectivity and amenities for home working

Family score

50/100

Schools, safety and family amenities

Value score

50/100

What you get for the local price level

DE72 broadband FAQs

What's the connectivity baseline for DE72?

80.2% gigabit and 94.3% superfast. Slow connectivity is rare; most households can plan on fast speeds available.

Are there connectivity gaps in Erewash DE72?

Only 1.7% of postcodes fall below 10 Mbps, and 0.1% miss the universal service obligation. Gaps are negligible.

How does DE72 suit SMEs needing reliable broadband?

Well. At 94.3% superfast and 80.2% gigabit, business-grade infrastructure is standard. Verify your exact postcode to avoid the thin 1.7% below-10-Mbps tail.

Is DE72 comparable to urban broadband availability?

Yes. Its 80.2% gigabit rate rivals many cities and substantially exceeds rural averages, reflecting strong network investment.

Neighbouring districts

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DE21

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DE73

522 postcodes

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NG9

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Data sources: Broadband data from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 · House prices from HM Land Registry · Crime from Police.uk · See all data sources