LE9 7EY

Earl Shilton · Hinckley and Bosworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Hinckley and Bosworth
Postcode district
LE9
Postcode sector
LE9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE9 7EX 78 m
LE9 7EW 88 m
LE9 7BS 102 m
LE9 7BR 113 m
LE9 7EF 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE9 7EY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE9
Postcode sector
LE9 7
Latitude
52.578491
Longitude
-1.298273
British National Grid easting
447,648
British National Grid northing
298,082

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Hinckley and Bosworth · E07000132
Parish or community
E04005513
Westminster constituency
Hinckley and Bosworth · E14001288
Output area
E00131119
Lower layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 006D · E01025842
Middle layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 006 · E02005382

Postcode source versions

Explore LE9

74 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
51, King Richards Hill, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7EY 19 March 2026 £185,000
58, King Richards Hill, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7EY 13 February 2026 £226,000
36, King Richards Hill, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7EY 7 January 2026 £332,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    468 m
  2. St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    803 m
  3. Townlands Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
561
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 242
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Shoplifting 47
  • Other theft 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
127

62 female, 65 male

Postcode households
56
Residents per household
2.3
LE9 7 residents
12,656

Age bands in LE9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

2,084 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,226 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

3,224 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

3,593 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

2,716 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE9 7 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+
96.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.5%
Gigabit-capable
96.5%
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

3

within 5 km

  • HEATH LANE SURGERY

    HEATH LANE, EARL SHILTON, LEICESTER, LE9 7PB

    ODS code C82121

    1.7 km

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    HINCKLEY ROAD, STONEY STANTON, LEICESTER, LE9 4LJ

    ODS code C82027

    3.6 km

  • BARWELL & HOLLYCROFT MEDICAL CENTRES

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

    ODS code C82061

    3.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Alexander Avenue

    BCT · Earl Shilton

    0.1 miles
  • St Peter's School

    BCT · Earl Shilton

    0.2 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Earl Shilton

    0.2 miles
  • Church Street

    BCT · Earl Shilton

    0.3 miles
  • Ronald Toon Road

    BCT · Earl Shilton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hinckley and Bosworth 006D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,222 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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 £260,000 from 11 recorded sales in LE9 7EY. 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 468 m.

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

Recorded crime

561 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 242 events.

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