LE6 5YA

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 2YA 0 m
LE65 2QX 48 m
LE65 2YB 75 m
LE65 2YD 118 m
LE65 2QZ 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE6 5YA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE6
Postcode sector
LE6 5
Latitude
52.749435
Longitude
-1.478438
British National Grid easting
435,302
British National Grid northing
316,994

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Parish or community
E04005542
Output area
E00131519
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
18
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    184 m
  2. Ashby Hastings Primary School

    Free schools

    457 m
  3. Ashby Hill Top Primary School

    Academy converter

    604 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
914
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 402
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Public order 83
  • Vehicle crime 64

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

    235 m

  • WOODVILLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81060

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Hill Street

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Hill Street

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Uppingham Drive

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Uppingham Drive

    BCT · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

    0.1 miles
  • Benenden Way

    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

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 184 m.

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

Recorded crime

914 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 402 events.

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