LE6 0LF

Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton · Hinckley and Bosworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Hinckley and Bosworth
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE9 2BQ 714 m
LE9 2BF 860 m
LE9 2BR 860 m
LE6 0PG 908 m
LE6 0LE 916 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 0LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 0
Latitude
52.646176
Longitude
-1.259887
British National Grid easting
450,172
British National Grid northing
305,637

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Hinckley and Bosworth · E07000132
Parish or community
E04005505
Westminster constituency
Mid Leicestershire · E14001364
Output area
E00131315
Lower layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 003B · E01025877
Middle layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 003 · E02005379

Postcode source versions

Explore LE6

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Holywell Farm Cottage, Desford Lane, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0LF 29 March 2021 £150,000
Hollywell Cottage, Desford Lane, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0LF 17 October 2019 £730,000
Woodland Cottage, Desford Lane, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0LF 12 February 2016 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Ratby Primary School

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    1.0 km
  2. Brookvale Groby Learning Campus

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  3. Kirby Muxloe Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
277
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 118
  • Anti social behaviour 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Other theft 22
  • Burglary 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

10 female, 14 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.4
LE6 0 residents
12,048

Age bands in LE6 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,973 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

1,086 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

2,648 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

3,345 residents

Age 65 and over
24%

2,861 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE6 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
25%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
12.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
12.5%
Gigabit-capable
12.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • RATBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A DESFORD LANE, RATBY, LEICESTER, LE6 0LE

    ODS code C82634

    916 m

  • GROBY SURGERY

    26 ROOKERY LANE, GROBY, LEICESTER, LE6 0GL

    ODS code C82628

    2.9 km

  • DESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 MAIN STREET, DESFORD, LEICESTER, LE9 9GR

    ODS code C82650

    3.2 km

  • FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

    WARREN LANE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, LE3 3LW

    ODS code C82066

    3.8 km

  • OAKMEADOW SURGERY (GJ INGRAMS)

    87 TATLOW ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8NF

    ODS code C82008

    4.3 km

  • THE GLENFIELD SURGERY

    111 STATION ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8GS

    ODS code C82056

    4.4 km

  • MARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 CHITTERMAN WAY, MARKFIELD, LE67 9WU

    ODS code C82028

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Spinneys

    BCT · Newtown Unthank

    0.5 miles
  • The Spinneys

    BCT · Newtown Unthank

    0.5 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · Ratby

    0.6 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · Ratby

    0.6 miles
  • Bulls Head

    BCT · Ratby

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hinckley and Bosworth 003B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,786 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ratby Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

277 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 118 events.

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