Postcode district · Leicester

LE9 area guide

Who lives in LE9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Hinckley and Bosworth
Region: East Midlands
Population: 74,694 (2024)

LE9Postcode district · Leicester

At a glance

What LE9 is like

The LE9 postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth covers 1,277 live postcodes and is home to about 74,694 people in 30,490 households. 76.3% of households own their home, 11.9% rent privately and 10.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 59.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in LE9 sold for a median of £270,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How LE9 compares

Headline figures for LE9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 19.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£270,000

Median over 750 sales in LE9, 0% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

96%

Rated good or better across 26 inspected schools in LE9.

Household incomeMore

£55,343

Average annual income before tax, higher than 56% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LE9 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
21.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Well-rated schoolsPositive
96% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
03
Few private renters
Only 11.9% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
76.3% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

LE9 FAQs

Is LE9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 96% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in LE9?

The median sale price over the last year was £270,000.

Homes in LE9 sold for a median of £270,000 across 750 sales in the year to August 2026, 0% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is LE9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around LE9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in LE9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.4% of residents. 76.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (42.7%).

Which council covers LE9?

The local authority for LE9 is Hinckley and Bosworth.

LE9 comes under Hinckley and Bosworth in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LE9?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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