LE12 5BQ

Long Whatton & Diseworth · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Postcode district
LE12
Postcode sector
LE12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE12 5DG 49 m
LE12 5BH 56 m
LE12 5DF 74 m
LE12 5BZ 139 m
LE12 5DP 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE12 5BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE12
Postcode sector
LE12 5
Latitude
52.806951
Longitude
-1.290867
British National Grid easting
447,900
British National Grid northing
323,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005556
Output area
E00131669
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 002B · E01025944
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 002 · E02005398

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre

    Voluntary controlled school

    385 m
  2. Hathern Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km
  3. Diseworth Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Public order 3
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE12 5 residents
8,139

Age bands in LE12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

1,102 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.7%

1,364 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

1,689 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,242 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,770 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

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    DRAGWELL, KEGWORTH, DERBY, DE74 2EL

    ODS code C82040

    3.4 km

  • FIELD STREET SURGERY

    22 FIELD STREET, SHEPSHED, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 9AL

    ODS code C82656

    3.9 km

  • MANOR HOUSE SURGERY

    1 MILL LANE, BELTON, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 9UJ

    ODS code C82102

    4.1 km

  • FOREST HOUSE SURGERY

    25 LEICESTER ROAD, SHEPSHED, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 9DF

    ODS code C82064

    4.5 km

  • DISHLEY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    32 MAXWELL DRIVE, GORSE COVERT, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 4RZ

    ODS code C82103

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • The Falcon

    BCT · Long Whatton

    0.0 miles
  • The Falcon

    BCT · Long Whatton

    0.0 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Long Whatton

    0.1 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Long Whatton

    0.1 miles
  • Barnfield Close

    BCT · Long Whatton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 002B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,212 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre is the nearest published school at 385 m.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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