LE6 postcode area · North West Leicestershire
The LE6 postcode district spans 18 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Charnwood, Hinckley and Bosworth, North West Leicestershire, South Derbyshire. Area Scores range from 18 to 90 across them. Every full LE6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the LE6 district: Groby East scores 90 out of 100 (#656 of 6,856 nationally) while Agar Nook sits at 18 — neighbours on the map, 72 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 9 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £181,000 in Coalville to £475,750 in Thurcaston, Woodhouse & Bradgate — a 2.6× gap within the LE6 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Charnwood, Hinckley and Bosworth, North West Leicestershire and South Derbyshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the LE6 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groby EastHinckley and Bosworth | 656 | 90 | £300,000 |
| Thurcaston, Woodhouse & BradgateCharnwood | 903 | 87 | £475,750 |
| Melbourne, Ticknall & HartshorneSouth Derbyshire | 999 | 85 | £295,500 |
| Kegworth & BeltonNorth West Leicestershire | 1,136 | 83 | £277,500 |
| Ashby de la Zouch NorthNorth West Leicestershire | 1,342 | 80 | £300,500 |
| Ashby de la Zouch SouthNorth West Leicestershire | 1,431 | 79 | £297,500 |
| Hugglescote & Bardon HillNorth West Leicestershire | 1,431 | 79 | £260,000 |
| Groby West & RatbyHinckley and Bosworth | 1,917 | 72 | £270,000 |
| Packington, Ravenstone & ColeortonNorth West Leicestershire | 1,931 | 72 | £361,500 |
| Market Bosworth, Barlestone & Sheepy MagnaHinckley and Bosworth | 2,315 | 66 | £340,000 |
| WhitwickNorth West Leicestershire | 2,384 | 65 | £235,000 |
| Markfield & ThorntonHinckley and Bosworth | 2,425 | 65 | £266,500 |
| Ibstock & EllistownNorth West Leicestershire | 2,562 | 63 | £250,000 |
| Measham & Appleby MagnaNorth West Leicestershire | 2,781 | 59 | £258,000 |
| Thringstone & SwanningtonNorth West Leicestershire | 3,247 | 53 | £237,500 |
| Donisthope & BlackfordbyNorth West Leicestershire | 3,343 | 51 | £260,000 |
| CoalvilleNorth West Leicestershire | 4,783 | 30 | £181,000 |
| Agar NookNorth West Leicestershire | 5,592 | 18 | £277,500 |
People living in LE6 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 43% · Hindu 1%
Born outside the UK: 6%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in LE6
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LE6 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around LE6.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.