LE6 1AL

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 1AL 237 m
LE67 1AR 946 m
LE6 0LU 1.1 km
LE67 9RP 1.3 km
LE6 0XZ 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 1AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 1
Latitude
52.663998
Longitude
-1.285358
British National Grid easting
448,429
British National Grid northing
307,602

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
E00131314
Lower layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 001G · E01035095
Middle layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 001 · E02005377

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
3
  1. Clovelly House School

    Other independent special school

    2.0 km
  2. Thornton Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  3. South Charnwood High School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 7
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • MARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 CHITTERMAN WAY, MARKFIELD, LE67 9WU

    ODS code C82028

    2.5 km

  • RATBY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82634

    3.2 km

  • GROBY SURGERY

    26 ROOKERY LANE, GROBY, LEICESTER, LE6 0GL

    ODS code C82628

    4.1 km

  • DESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 MAIN STREET, DESFORD, LEICESTER, LE9 9GR

    ODS code C82650

    4.1 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

  • Garage

    BCT · Thornton

    0.9 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Thornton

    0.9 miles
  • Markfield Court

    BCT · Markfield

    1.0 miles
  • Islamic Foundation

    BCT · Markfield

    1.1 miles
  • Chitterman Way

    BCT · Markfield

    1.3 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

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Clovelly House School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 7 events.

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