LE6 5BN

Ashby Willesley · North West Leicestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE65 1BL 90 m
LE65 1BP 137 m
LE65 1BQ 152 m
LE65 1BR 152 m
LE65 1BJ 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 5BN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 5
Latitude
52.744962
Longitude
-1.471114
British National Grid easting
435,800
British National Grid northing
316,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005542
Output area
E00131513
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 003A · E01025915
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 003 · E02005399

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
16
Secondary
2
  1. Castleview School

    Other independent special school

    407 m
  2. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    521 m
  3. Ivanhoe School

    Academy converter

    587 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
970
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 409
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Public order 87
  • Vehicle crime 72

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

1

within 5 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

    ASCEBI HOUSE, 118 BURTON ROAD, ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH, LE65 2LP

    ODS code C82014

    879 m

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

  • South Street

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Market Street

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Market Street

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Hotel

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Hotel

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 003A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,720 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Castleview School is the nearest published school at 407 m.

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

Recorded crime

970 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 409 events.

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