LE6 5WU

Ravenstone & Packington · 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 1WU 29 m
LE65 1XQ 171 m
LE65 1SR 260 m
LE65 1WS 352 m
LE65 1GQ 387 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 5WU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 5
Latitude
52.728113
Longitude
-1.458718
British National Grid easting
436,651
British National Grid northing
314,632

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005561
Output area
E00131713
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 005A · E01025955
Middle layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 005 · E02005401

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. Packington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    727 m
  2. Ashby Willesley Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Castleview School

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
43
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Burglary 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

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

    2.8 km

  • MEASHAM MEDICAL UNIT

    HIGH STREET, MEASHAM, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 7HR

    ODS code C82017

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Hall Lane

    BCT · Packington

    0.3 miles
  • The Grange

    BCT · Packington

    0.3 miles
  • Hall Lane

    BCT · Packington

    0.3 miles
  • Bull & Lion

    BCT · Packington

    0.4 miles
  • Bull & Lion

    BCT · Packington

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North West Leicestershire 005A, 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

29,022 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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. Packington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 727 m.

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

Recorded crime

43 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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