LE6 4EL

Thornborough · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE67 3TL 9 m
LE67 5DQ 114 m
LE67 5DL 132 m
LE67 3TN 194 m
LE67 5DP 292 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 4EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 4
Latitude
52.738432
Longitude
-1.370891
British National Grid easting
442,572
British National Grid northing
315,828

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04012149
Output area
E00131747
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 004B · E01025961
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 004 · E02005400

Postcode source versions

Explore LE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
17
Secondary
2
  1. New Swannington Primary School

    Community school

    401 m
  2. Swannington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
986
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 308
  • Shoplifting 157
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Public order 86

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR AM LEWIS' PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82052

    831 m

  • WHITWICK HEALTH CENTRE

    67 NORTH STREET, WHITWICK, COALVILLE, LE67 5HX

    ODS code C82120

    831 m

  • WHITWICK ROAD SURGERY

    WHITWICK ROAD, COALVILLE, LE67 3FA

    ODS code C82045

    1.3 km

  • LONG LANE SURGERY

    BEACON HOUSE, LONG LANE, COALVILLE, LE67 4DR

    ODS code C82050

    2.0 km

  • BROOM LEYS SURGERY

    BROOM LEYS ROAD, COALVILLE, LE67 4DE

    ODS code C82072

    2.2 km

  • HUGGLESCOTE SURGERY

    151 GRANGE ROAD, HUGGLESCOTE, COALVILLE, LE67 2BS

    ODS code C82096

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Lane

    BCT · New Swannington

    0.0 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · New Swannington

    0.0 miles
  • Brooks Lane

    BCT · New Swannington

    0.1 miles
  • Thornborough Road

    BCT · New Swannington

    0.1 miles
  • Brooks Lane

    BCT · New Swannington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 004B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,281 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. New Swannington Primary School is the nearest published school at 401 m.

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

Recorded crime

986 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 308 events.

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