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

Typical net household income£41,807a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime54per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied75%

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

£278,000median home sold over the past year · +24.1% over 5 years · +2.0% over the year · 187 sales
Detached£370,000
Semi-detached£267,500
Terraced£221,250
Flat
North West Leicestershire£265,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Groby EastHinckley and Bosworth 65690 £300,000
Thurcaston, Woodhouse & BradgateCharnwood 90387 £475,750
Melbourne, Ticknall & HartshorneSouth Derbyshire 99985 £295,500
Kegworth & BeltonNorth West Leicestershire 1,13683 £277,500
Ashby de la Zouch NorthNorth West Leicestershire 1,34280 £300,500
Ashby de la Zouch SouthNorth West Leicestershire 1,43179 £297,500
Hugglescote & Bardon HillNorth West Leicestershire 1,43179 £260,000
Groby West & RatbyHinckley and Bosworth 1,91772 £270,000
Packington, Ravenstone & ColeortonNorth West Leicestershire 1,93172 £361,500
Market Bosworth, Barlestone & Sheepy MagnaHinckley and Bosworth 2,31566 £340,000
WhitwickNorth West Leicestershire 2,38465 £235,000
Markfield & ThorntonHinckley and Bosworth 2,42565 £266,500
Ibstock & EllistownNorth West Leicestershire 2,56263 £250,000
Measham & Appleby MagnaNorth West Leicestershire 2,78159 £258,000
Thringstone & SwanningtonNorth West Leicestershire 3,24753 £237,500
Donisthope & BlackfordbyNorth West Leicestershire 3,34351 £260,000
CoalvilleNorth West Leicestershire 4,78330 £181,000
Agar NookNorth West Leicestershire 5,59218 £277,500

People living in LE6 Census 2021

Residents137,706
Median age (est.)45
Density294per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above31%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 12%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

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.