LE6 5WX

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 1WX 0 m
LE65 1BY 54 m
LE65 1WZ 54 m
LE65 1YZ 76 m
LE65 1WY 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 5WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 5
Latitude
52.743438
Longitude
-1.468215
British National Grid easting
435,997
British National Grid northing
316,332

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005542
Output area
E00131514
Lower layer super output area
North West Leicestershire 003A · E01025915
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
17
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. Castleview School

    Other independent special school

    425 m
  2. Ashby School

    Academy converter

    650 m
  3. Ivanhoe School

    Academy converter

    729 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
956
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 392
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Public order 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Vehicle crime 80

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C82014

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Priorfields

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Hastings Way

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.2 miles
  • Hastings Way

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.2 miles
  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.3 miles
  • Market Street

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

28,720 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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. Castleview School is the nearest published school at 425 m.

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

Recorded crime

956 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 392 events.

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