# LE6

Postcode district covering Groby and Ratby, in Hinckley and Bosworth.

LE6 is a postcode district covering Groby and Ratby, in Hinckley and Bosworth. Median sale price £289,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 51.4 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code LE6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LE6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £289,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE6 was £289,000 in 2025. 1,062nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 11,909** (2021). LE6 had 11,909 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 835th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le6#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in LE6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le6#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.7%** (January 2026). In LE6, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LE6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 92% of people in LE6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=LE6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 204 homes were sold in LE6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LE6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LE6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LE6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LE6 had 11,909 usual residents at the census.

## How LE6 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LE6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £289,000 | 10th most expensive | 21 postcode districts, LE · 2025 |
| Population | 11,909 | 3rd least populated | 23 postcode districts, LE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 92% | joint 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, LE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.7% | 11th highest | 23 postcode districts, LE · Jan 2026 |

## Is LE6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LE6 at a rate of 51.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across the LE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 70 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LE6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (239), anti-social behaviour (114) and other crime (90).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LE6 was 56.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in LE6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LE6 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LE6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hinckley and Bosworth 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/neighbourhood/e01025846) | 2,093 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| [Hinckley and Bosworth 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/neighbourhood/e01025847) | 1,658 | 20.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.7% |
| [Hinckley and Bosworth 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/neighbourhood/e01025848) | 1,573 | 66.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.7% |
| [Hinckley and Bosworth 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/neighbourhood/e01025845) | 1,485 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| [Hinckley and Bosworth 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/neighbourhood/e01025877) | 1,701 | 57.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.3% |
| [Hinckley and Bosworth 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/neighbourhood/e01025879) | 1,204 | 93.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% |
| [Hinckley and Bosworth 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/neighbourhood/e01025880) | 1,672 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |

## Your MP

- [Mid Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-leicestershire): Mr Peter Bedford (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in LE6

[Groby East](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/groby-east), [Groby West & Ratby](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth/groby-west-and-ratby)

## Postcode sectors in LE6

[LE6 0 (258 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le6-0)

## Council

[Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth)

## Postcode districts next to LE6

[LE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3), [LE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7), [LE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le9), [LE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12), [LE67](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le67)

## More in the LE postcode area

[All LE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LE6 in brief

LE6 is a postcode district covering Groby and Ratby, in Hinckley and Bosworth.
About 12,423 people lived in LE6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £289,000 in 2025 across 204 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 51.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LE6 was £289,000 in 2025.
LE6 had 11,909 usual residents at the census.
About 92% of people in LE6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LE6, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LE6
- Postcode area: [LE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le)
- Constituency: [Mid Leicestershire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-leicestershire)
- Council: [Hinckley and Bosworth †](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth)
- Area: 23.96 km²
- People, mid-2024: 12,423*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 38

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LE67](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le67), [LE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7), [LE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le9), [LE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3), [LE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12)

## Latest updates for LE6

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LE6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le6#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le6