LE6 5NQ

Ashby Holywell · 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 2NQ 1 m
LE65 2QP 96 m
LE65 2JR 124 m
LE65 2AX 137 m
LE65 2QL 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 5NQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 5
Latitude
52.751838
Longitude
-1.481121
British National Grid easting
435,119
British National Grid northing
317,260

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005542
Output area
E00131529
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 003B · E01025916
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
15
Secondary
3
  1. Ashby Hastings Primary School

    Free schools

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    507 m
  3. Woodcote Primary School

    Community school

    700 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
836
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 372
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Public order 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Vehicle crime 52

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

    280 m

  • WOODVILLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81060

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Benenden Way

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Benenden Way

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Uppingham Drive

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

28,350 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ashby Hastings Primary School is the nearest published school at 160 m.

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

Recorded crime

836 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 372 events.

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