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LE9

UK postcode district

Part of Leicester

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
2,288
Current units
1,285
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
19

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East Midlands
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
1,003

Postcode sectors in LE9

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

10 sectors
33,751 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Netherfield Close, Broughton Astley, Leicester, LE9 6XZ 24 July 2026 £577,500
15, Cadle Close, Stoney Stanton, Leicester, LE9 4HD 20 July 2026 £267,000
116, Alexander Avenue, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7AG 17 July 2026 £140,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
26
Primary
18
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,184
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,363
  • Anti social behaviour 411
  • Criminal damage and arson 296
  • Public order 233
  • Other theft 209

Census 2021

Population and age profile

LE9 usual residents
59,982
Age-profile population
60,089

Age bands in LE9

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17%
10,188 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.4%
5,653 residents
Age 25 to 44
24%
14,439 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.5%
16,532 residents
Age 65 and over
22.1%
13,277 residents

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,250 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 1,138 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 804 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 6 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

in this district

  • BARWELL & HOLLYCROFT MEDICAL CENTRES

    BARWELL MEDICAL CENTRE, 55 HIGH STREET, BARWELL, LEICESTER, LE9 8DS

    ODS code C82061

  • DESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 MAIN STREET, DESFORD, LEICESTER, LE9 9GR

    ODS code C82650

  • HEATH LANE SURGERY

    HEATH LANE, EARL SHILTON, LEICESTER, LE9 7PB

    ODS code C82121

  • NEWBOLD VERDON MED.PRACT.

    ST. GEORGES CLOSE, NEWBOLD VERDON, LEICESTER, LE9 9PZ

    ODS code C82051

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    HINCKLEY ROAD, STONEY STANTON, LEICESTER, LE9 4LJ

    ODS code C82027

  • THE ORCHARD MED PRACTICE

    ORCHARD ROAD, BROUGHTON ASTLEY, LEICESTER, LE9 6RG

    ODS code C82093

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £260,000 from 5,080 recorded sales in LE9. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hinckley and Bosworth is £261,584 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

3,184 published events cover 12 months, averaging 265 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,363 events.

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