Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LE12 5BX
Leicester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LE12 5BX
Coordinates
52.7997, -1.2786
Grid reference
SK487226
Easting
448,738
Northing
322,697
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WQPXC+VH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Long Whatton
Travel to Work
Leicester
ITL Region
North West Leicestershire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29212
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29212 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near LE12 5BX
England & WalesCrime trends · near LE12 5BX
Counts are for Long Whatton & Diseworth electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.5%
Other White2.9%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Christian50.0%
No religion44.1%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6422.2%
35–4920.2%
65–7412.0%
25–349.2%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.1%
Other13.0%
Any member 66+12.9%
All members 66+12.7%
+ 8 other households · 30.4%
Administrative Information
North West Leicestershire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth West Leicestershire E14001404
Constituency
E14001404Leicestershire
Police Force
England
Ward
Long Whatton & Diseworth
Constituency code
E14001404
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Long Whatton and Diseworth
International Territorial Level
North West Leicestershire
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Leicestershire
NHS EnglandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Leicestershire County and Rutland
Sub ICB Location
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 04V
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North West Leicestershire 002B E01025944
E01025944MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North West Leicestershire 002 E02005398
E02005398LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North West Leicestershire 002B E01025944
E01025944MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North West Leicestershire 002 E02005398
E02005398Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
5:58 PM
Sunset
12 hours 3 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
5:58 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 3 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LE12 5BX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 29212
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01025944 and MSOA E02005398 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE12 5BX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LE12 5BX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
74%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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