LE6 1BQ

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 1BQ 9 m
LE67 1BE 136 m
LE67 1BG 162 m
LE67 1GS 186 m
LE67 1BB 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 1BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 1
Latitude
52.675278
Longitude
-1.345812
British National Grid easting
444,329
British National Grid northing
308,818

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
E00170679
Lower layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 001F · E01035094
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
16
Primary
11
Secondary
3
  1. Thornton Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  2. Oakwood Community School

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km
  3. Ellistown Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
130
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 61
  • Anti social behaviour 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Public order 9
  • Other theft 8

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • IBSTOCK & BARLESTONE SURGERIES

    132 HIGH STREET, IBSTOCK, LE67 6JP

    ODS code C82012

    3.9 km

  • HUGGLESCOTE SURGERY

    151 GRANGE ROAD, HUGGLESCOTE, COALVILLE, LE67 2BS

    ODS code C82096

    4.2 km

  • NEWBOLD VERDON MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code C82051

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Durham Close

    BCT · Bagworth

    0.1 miles
  • Durham Close

    BCT · Bagworth

    0.1 miles
  • Markfield Plastics

    BCT · Bagworth

    0.1 miles
  • Markfield Plastics

    BCT · Bagworth

    0.1 miles
  • Sports Ground

    BCT · Bagworth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,168 of 33,755

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

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. Thornton Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

130 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 61 events.

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