LE12 9WU

Shepshed West · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Loughborough
Postcode district
LE12
Postcode sector
LE12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE12 9GU 54 m
LE12 9GH 87 m
LE12 9JJ 145 m
LE12 9GW 174 m
LE12 9FJ 186 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE12 9WU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE12
Postcode sector
LE12 9
Latitude
52.762569
Longitude
-1.315431
British National Grid easting
446,291
British National Grid northing
318,547

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Charnwood · E07000130
Parish or community
E04012891
Westminster constituency
Loughborough · E14001342
Output area
E00173316
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 005A · E01025744
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 005 · E02005349

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. Oxley Primary School Shepshed

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Newcroft Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
448
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 214
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Public order 31
  • Other theft 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE12 9 residents
16,136

Age bands in LE12 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

2,581 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,568 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

4,188 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

4,306 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

3,620 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • FIELD STREET SURGERY

    22 FIELD STREET, SHEPSHED, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 9AL

    ODS code C82656

    1.9 km

  • FOREST HOUSE SURGERY

    25 LEICESTER ROAD, SHEPSHED, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 9DF

    ODS code C82064

    2.0 km

  • MANOR HOUSE SURGERY

    1 MILL LANE, BELTON, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 9UJ

    ODS code C82102

    3.1 km

  • DR AM LEWIS' PRACTICE

    WHITWICK HEALTH CENTRE, 67 NORTH STREET, WHITWICK, COALVILLE, LE67 5HX

    ODS code C82052

    3.8 km

  • WHITWICK HEALTH CENTRE

    67 NORTH STREET, WHITWICK, COALVILLE, LE67 5HX

    ODS code C82120

    3.8 km

  • BROOM LEYS SURGERY

    BROOM LEYS ROAD, COALVILLE, LE67 4DE

    ODS code C82072

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Marigold Crescent

    BCT · Shepshed

    0.2 miles
  • Marigold Crescent

    BCT · Shepshed

    0.2 miles
  • Heather Close

    BCT · Shepshed

    0.4 miles
  • Heather Close

    BCT · Shepshed

    0.4 miles
  • Brick Kiln Lane

    BCT · Shepshed

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 005A, 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

29,256 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Oxley Primary School Shepshed is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

448 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 214 events.

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