LE6 5GX

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 2GX 14 m
LE65 2GS 71 m
LE65 1SJ 129 m
LE65 2GY 141 m
LE65 2PT 184 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 5GX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 5
Latitude
52.743737
Longitude
-1.478743
British National Grid easting
435,286
British National Grid northing
316,360

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005542
Output area
E00131534
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 006D · E01025921
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
18
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Ashby Hill Top Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    501 m
  3. Ashby Willesley Primary School

    Academy converter

    562 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
883
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 389
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Public order 79
  • Vehicle crime 65

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

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C82014

    662 m

  • MEASHAM MEDICAL UNIT

    HIGH STREET, MEASHAM, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 7HR

    ODS code C82017

    4.8 km

  • WOODVILLE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 71 BURTON ROAD, WOODVILLE, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 7JE

    ODS code C81060

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Grange Close

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Close

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.2 miles
  • Cemetery

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.2 miles
  • Park Close

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.2 miles
  • Cemetery

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

30,569 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ashby Hill Top Primary School is the nearest published school at 397 m.

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

Recorded crime

883 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 389 events.

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