LE9 7PL

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 7PG 31 m
LE9 7LZ 33 m
LE9 7PE 75 m
LE9 7JZ 94 m
LE9 7LD 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE9 7PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE9
Postcode sector
LE9 7
Latitude
52.574396
Longitude
-1.325475
British National Grid easting
445,809
British National Grid northing
297,609

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
E00131131
Lower layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 006B · E01025840
Middle layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 006 · E02005382

Postcode source versions

Explore LE9

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Gartree Crescent, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7PL 12 January 2018 £248,000
5, Gartree Crescent, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7PL 22 May 2017 £165,000
8, Gartree Crescent, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7PL 31 January 2017 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
4
  1. Newlands Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    412 m
  2. The Fusion Academy

    Free schools special

    545 m
  3. Heath Lane Academy

    Academy converter

    590 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 538
  • Anti social behaviour 121
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Public order 79
  • Other theft 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

11 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.1% 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+
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

7

within 5 km

  • HEATH LANE SURGERY

    HEATH LANE, EARL SHILTON, LEICESTER, LE9 7PB

    ODS code C82121

    196 m

  • BARWELL & HOLLYCROFT MEDICAL CENTRES

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

    ODS code C82061

    1.8 km

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    HINCKLEY ROAD, STONEY STANTON, LEICESTER, LE9 4LJ

    ODS code C82027

    4.2 km

  • CASTLE MEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HILL STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 1DS

    ODS code C82075

    4.7 km

  • MAPLES FAMILY MED.PRACT.

    35 HILL STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 1DS

    ODS code C82047

    4.7 km

  • THE CENTRE SURGERY

    HILL STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 1DS

    ODS code C82082

    4.7 km

  • STATION VIEW HEALTH CENTRE

    SOUTHFIELD ROAD, HINCKLEY, LE10 1UA

    ODS code C82043

    4.9 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

  • New Street

    BCT · Earl Shilton

    0.1 miles
  • Field Way

    BCT · Earl Shilton

    0.1 miles
  • New Street

    BCT · Earl Shilton

    0.1 miles
  • Field Way

    BCT · Earl Shilton

    0.1 miles
  • Balmoral Road

    BCT · Earl Shilton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,228 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 4 secondary schools. Newlands Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 412 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 538 events.

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