LE6 5UW

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 2UP 804 m
LE65 2UN 854 m
DE12 7RH 1.1 km
DE12 7JW 1.2 km
DE12 7JT 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 5UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 5
Latitude
52.725313
Longitude
-1.500968
British National Grid easting
433,800
British National Grid northing
314,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005542
Output area
E00131540
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 006D · E01025921
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
17
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. Donisthorpe Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Oakthorpe Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Ashby Willesley Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2

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

  • MEASHAM MEDICAL UNIT

    HIGH STREET, MEASHAM, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 7HR

    ODS code C82017

    2.3 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C82014

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • North Walk

    BCT · Measham

    0.8 miles
  • North Walk

    BCT · Measham

    0.8 miles
  • School Street

    BCT · Oakthorpe

    1.0 miles
  • Blackthorn Way

    BCT · Measham

    1.1 miles
  • Blackthorn Way

    BCT · Measham

    1.1 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Donisthorpe Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 7 events.

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