LE6 1AF

Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton · Hinckley and Bosworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Hinckley and Bosworth
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE67 1AF 9 m
LE67 1BT 47 m
LE67 1AQ 145 m
LE67 1AS 172 m
LE67 1AW 312 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 1AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 1
Latitude
52.669180
Longitude
-1.318087
British National Grid easting
446,210
British National Grid northing
308,157

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Hinckley and Bosworth · E07000132
Parish or community
E04005491
Westminster constituency
Mid Leicestershire · E14001364
Output area
E00131309
Lower layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 001G · E01035095
Middle layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 001 · E02005377

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Thornton Primary School

    Academy converter

    318 m
  2. South Charnwood High School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. Clovelly House School

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
71
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Public order 10
  • Other theft 9
  • Other crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • MARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 CHITTERMAN WAY, MARKFIELD, LE67 9WU

    ODS code C82028

    3.5 km

  • NEWBOLD VERDON MED.PRACT.

    ST. GEORGES CLOSE, NEWBOLD VERDON, LEICESTER, LE9 9PZ

    ODS code C82051

    4.2 km

  • DESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 MAIN STREET, DESFORD, LEICESTER, LE9 9GR

    ODS code C82650

    4.9 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

  • Bagworth Lane

    BCT · Thornton

    0.0 miles
  • Bagworth Lane

    BCT · Thornton

    0.0 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Thornton

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Thornton

    0.1 miles
  • Hawthorne Drive

    BCT · Thornton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hinckley and Bosworth 001G, 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

12,980 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Thornton Primary School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

71 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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