LE9 8AH

Barwell · Hinckley and Bosworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Barwell
Local authority
Hinckley and Bosworth
Postcode district
LE9
Postcode sector
LE9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE9 8NN 4 m
LE9 8GN 41 m
LE9 8GQ 57 m
LE9 8GF 72 m
LE9 8GZ 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE9 8AH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 April 2016
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE9
Postcode sector
LE9 8
Latitude
52.568849
Longitude
-1.343014
British National Grid easting
444,626
British National Grid northing
296,981

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Hinckley and Bosworth · E07000132
Electoral ward
Barwell · E05005481
Parish or community
E04005514
Westminster constituency
Hinckley and Bosworth · E14001288
Output area
E00131034
Lower layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 007D · E01025824
Middle layer super output area
Hinckley and Bosworth 007 · E02005383

Postcode source versions

Explore LE9

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Island House, Arthur Street, Barwell, Leicester, LE9 8AH 2 July 2019 £54,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. Barwell Infant School

    Community school

    242 m
  2. Barwell Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    454 m
  3. The Fusion Academy

    Free schools special

    842 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
749
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 375
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Public order 58
  • Other theft 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE9 8 residents
9,588

Age bands in LE9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,521 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

888 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

2,464 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,592 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

2,022 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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARWELL & HOLLYCROFT MEDICAL CENTRES

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

    ODS code C82061

    490 m

  • HEATH LANE SURGERY

    HEATH LANE, EARL SHILTON, LEICESTER, LE9 7PB

    ODS code C82121

    1.5 km

  • CASTLE MEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HILL STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 1DS

    ODS code C82075

    3.5 km

  • MAPLES FAMILY MED.PRACT.

    35 HILL STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 1DS

    ODS code C82047

    3.5 km

  • THE CENTRE SURGERY

    HILL STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 1DS

    ODS code C82082

    3.5 km

  • STATION VIEW HEALTH CENTRE

    SOUTHFIELD ROAD, HINCKLEY, LE10 1UA

    ODS code C82043

    3.8 km

  • THE BURBAGE SURGERY

    TILTON ROAD, BURBAGE, HINCKLEY, LE10 2SE

    ODS code C82054

    4.5 km

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    HINCKLEY ROAD, STONEY STANTON, LEICESTER, LE9 4LJ

    ODS code C82027

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Hill Street

    BCT · Barwell

    0.1 miles
  • King Street

    BCT · Barwell

    0.1 miles
  • Arthur Street

    BCT · Barwell

    0.1 miles
  • Hill Street

    BCT · Barwell

    0.1 miles
  • Arthur Street

    BCT · Barwell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hinckley and Bosworth 007D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,623 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Barwell Infant School is the nearest published school at 242 m.

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

Recorded crime

749 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 375 events.

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