LE9 1RT

Cosby & South Whetstone · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Blaby
Postcode district
LE9
Postcode sector
LE9 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE9 1RA 185 m
LE9 1RS 317 m
LE9 1RH 516 m
LE9 1RF 818 m
LE17 5NJ 941 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE9 1RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE9
Postcode sector
LE9 1
Latitude
52.528972
Longitude
-1.183053
British National Grid easting
455,518
British National Grid northing
292,656

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Parish or community
E04005344
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00129990
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 010A · E01025613
Middle layer super output area
Blaby 010 · E02005342

Postcode source versions

Explore LE9

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Stables, Cosby Lane, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1RT 5 August 2025 £620,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Dunton Bassett Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  2. Brooke House Day School

    Other independent school

    2.4 km
  3. Thomas Estley Community College

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
LE9 1 residents
3,541

Age bands in LE9 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

571 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

336 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

761 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,010 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

839 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE9 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • THE ORCHARD MED PRACTICE

    ORCHARD ROAD, BROUGHTON ASTLEY, LEICESTER, LE9 6RG

    ODS code C82093

    3.3 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    4.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lutterworth Road

    BCT · Dunton Bassett

    1.1 miles
  • Lutterworth Road

    BCT · Dunton Bassett

    1.1 miles
  • Broughton Lane

    BCT · Dunton Bassett

    1.2 miles
  • Broughton Lane

    BCT · Dunton Bassett

    1.2 miles
  • Elwells Avenue

    BCT · Dunton Bassett

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blaby 010A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,522 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £620,000 from 1 recorded sale in LE9 1RT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Blaby is £282,918 in June 2026, up 0.3% year on year.

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Dunton Bassett Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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