LE6 5EW

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 1EW 0 m
LE65 1EU 75 m
LE65 1UL 112 m
LE65 1DX 119 m
LE65 1EX 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 5EW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 5
Latitude
52.740489
Longitude
-1.468058
British National Grid easting
436,010
British National Grid northing
316,004

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005542
Output area
E00131510
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 006A · E01025914
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 006 · E02005402

Postcode source versions

Explore LE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Castleview School

    Other independent special school

    741 m
  2. Ashby Willesley Primary School

    Academy converter

    742 m
  3. Ashby School

    Academy converter

    944 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
810
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 333
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Public order 75
  • Vehicle crime 61

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

    1.4 km

  • MEASHAM MEDICAL UNIT

    HIGH STREET, MEASHAM, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 7HR

    ODS code C82017

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Cambrian Way

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • The Gables

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Holyoake Drive

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Cambrian Way

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.2 miles
  • Hastings Way

    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

18 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Castleview School is the nearest published school at 741 m.

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

Recorded crime

810 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 333 events.

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