B79 0WA

Appleby · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Appleby
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 0PJ 1 m
B79 0PB 649 m
B79 0PH 690 m
B79 0PD 797 m
B79 0PE 806 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 0WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 0
Latitude
52.677817
Longitude
-1.561530
British National Grid easting
429,742
British National Grid northing
308,990

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Electoral ward
Appleby · E05010090
Parish or community
E04005541
Westminster constituency
Hinckley and Bosworth · E14001288
Output area
E00131502
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 012A · E01025913
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 012 · E02005408

Postcode source versions

Explore B79

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km
  2. Austrey CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  3. Newton Regis CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Drugs 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B79 0 residents
4,457

Age bands in B79 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

803 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

445 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

1,168 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,282 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

925 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MEASHAM MEDICAL UNIT

    HIGH STREET, MEASHAM, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 7HR

    ODS code C82017

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Unit 3

    BCT · Mercia Park

    0.4 miles
  • Ash Lane

    BCT · No Mans Heath

    0.5 miles
  • Ash Lane

    BCT · No Mans Heath

    0.5 miles
  • Unit 2

    BCT · Mercia Park

    0.5 miles
  • Bowleys Road

    BCT · Appleby Magna

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 012A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,630 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 9 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.