DE12 6JU

Ashby Woulds · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE12 6JX 91 m
DE12 6JT 117 m
DE12 6JS 188 m
DE11 8HG 427 m
DE11 8HJ 470 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE12 6JU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE12
Postcode sector
DE12 6
Latitude
52.750723
Longitude
-1.561420
British National Grid easting
429,700
British National Grid northing
317,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005543
Output area
E00131697
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 008A · E01025950
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 008 · E02005404

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
23
Secondary
3
  1. Albert Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. St George's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Overseal Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
571
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 264
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Public order 39
  • Burglary 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE12 6 residents
8,637

Age bands in DE12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,395 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

805 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,993 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

2,586 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

1,854 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • GRESLEYDALE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    GLAMORGAN WAY, CHURCH GRESLEY, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 9JT

    ODS code C81114

    1.5 km

  • HEARTWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SWADLINCOTE HEALTH CENTRE, CIVIC WAY, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 0AE

    ODS code Y01812

    2.7 km

  • WOODVILLE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 71 BURTON ROAD, WOODVILLE, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 7JE

    ODS code C81060

    2.8 km

  • SWADLINCOTE SURGERY

    DARKLANDS ROAD, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 0PP

    ODS code C81032

    2.8 km

  • NEWHALL SURGERY

    46-48 HIGH STREET, NEWHALL, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 0HU

    ODS code C81020

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Swainswood Park

    BCT · Linton

    0.1 miles
  • Swainswood Park

    BCT · Linton

    0.1 miles
  • Covert Place

    BCT · Albert Village

    0.3 miles
  • Caravan Park

    BCT · Linton

    0.4 miles
  • Island Close

    BCT · Albert Village

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 008A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,347 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Albert Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

571 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 264 events.

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