LE6 5DX

Ashby Castle · 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 1DX 6 m
LE65 1EZ 111 m
LE65 1EW 116 m
LE65 1DY 130 m
LE65 1EU 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 5DX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 5
Latitude
52.740083
Longitude
-1.469633
British National Grid easting
435,904
British National Grid northing
315,958

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005542
Output area
E00131511
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 006A · E01025914
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 006 · E02005402

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. Ashby Willesley Primary School

    Academy converter

    628 m
  2. Castleview School

    Other independent special school

    810 m
  3. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
814
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 337
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Public order 77
  • Vehicle crime 62

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C82014

    1.3 km

  • MEASHAM MEDICAL UNIT

    HIGH STREET, MEASHAM, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 7HR

    ODS code C82017

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Cambrian Way

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.2 miles
  • Cambrian Way

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.2 miles
  • Holyoake Drive

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.2 miles
  • The Gables

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 006A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,359 of 33,755

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

17 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ashby Willesley Primary School is the nearest published school at 628 m.

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

Recorded crime

814 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 337 events.

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