LE9 8AY

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 8DF 45 m
LE9 8NP 70 m
LE9 8LZ 71 m
LE9 8LR 93 m
LE9 8EU 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE9 8AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE9
Postcode sector
LE9 8
Latitude
52.564114
Longitude
-1.348469
British National Grid easting
444,261
British National Grid northing
296,451

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
E00131031
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

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, St Marys Mews, Barwell, Leicester, LE9 8AY 12 December 2023 £230,000
3, St Marys Mews, Barwell, Leicester, LE9 8AY 24 November 2023 £230,000
5, St Marys Mews, Barwell, Leicester, LE9 8AY 2 December 2022 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. Barwell Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    201 m
  2. Barwell Infant School

    Community school

    588 m
  3. The Fusion Academy

    Free schools special

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
688
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 332
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Public order 52
  • Other theft 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

15 female, 12 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE9 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

8

within 5 km

  • BARWELL & HOLLYCROFT MEDICAL CENTRES

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

    ODS code C82061

    176 m

  • HEATH LANE SURGERY

    HEATH LANE, EARL SHILTON, LEICESTER, LE9 7PB

    ODS code C82121

    2.1 km

  • CASTLE MEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HILL STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 1DS

    ODS code C82075

    2.9 km

  • MAPLES FAMILY MED.PRACT.

    35 HILL STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 1DS

    ODS code C82047

    2.9 km

  • THE CENTRE SURGERY

    HILL STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 1DS

    ODS code C82082

    2.9 km

  • STATION VIEW HEALTH CENTRE

    SOUTHFIELD ROAD, HINCKLEY, LE10 1UA

    ODS code C82043

    3.2 km

  • THE BURBAGE SURGERY

    TILTON ROAD, BURBAGE, HINCKLEY, LE10 2SE

    ODS code C82054

    3.9 km

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    HINCKLEY ROAD, STONEY STANTON, LEICESTER, LE9 4LJ

    ODS code C82027

    4.8 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

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Barwell

    0.1 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Barwell

    0.1 miles
  • Adcote Close

    BCT · Barwell

    0.2 miles
  • St Marys Avenue

    BCT · Barwell

    0.2 miles
  • Willowdene Way

    BCT · Barwell

    0.3 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.

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 £230,000 from 3 recorded sales in LE9 8AY. 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Barwell Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 201 m.

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

Recorded crime

688 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 332 events.

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