Postcode sector · Loughborough

LE11 9 area guide

Who lives in LE11 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Charnwood
Region: East Midlands
Population: 4,624 (2024)

LE11 9Postcode sector · Loughborough

At a glance

What LE11 9 is like

The LE11 9 postcode sector in Charnwood covers 58 live postcodes and is home to about 4,624 people in 1,660 households. 66% of households own their home, 16.9% rent privately and 16.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 51.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How LE11 9 compares

Headline figures for LE11 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 35.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 39 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools in LE11 9. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£53,736

Average annual income before tax, higher than 52% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LE11 9 differs most from the national average.

01
A student area
16.7% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
02
A young populationPositive
26.7% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.

Questions

LE11 9 FAQs

Is LE11 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.5 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 35.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is LE11 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around LE11 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in LE11 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 10.7% of residents. 66% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (38.4%).

Which council covers LE11 9?

The local authority for LE11 9 is Charnwood.

LE11 9 comes under Charnwood in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LE11 9?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 39 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Loughborough Central (Great Central Railway), 2.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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