Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LE12 5HL
Leicester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LE12 5HL
Coordinates
52.7946, -1.2572
Grid reference
SK501221
Easting
450,185
Northing
322,153
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WQPVV+V4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hathern
Travel to Work
Leicester
ITL Region
Charnwood
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.
26469
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26469 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 5HL
England & WalesCrime trends · near LE12 5HL
Counts are for Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre 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
11
YoY +10%
18125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
1382
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.2%
Other White2.6%
Indian1.2%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Christian47.2%
No religion45.5%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4921.4%
50–6420.2%
65–7414.2%
25–3411.4%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.3%
Other14.8%
All members 66+13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
Any member 66+12.7%
+ 7 other households · 30.5%
Administrative Information
Charnwood
Local Authority
Council AreaLoughborough E14001342
Constituency
E14001342Leicestershire
Police Force
England
Ward
Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre
Constituency code
E14001342
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Hathern
International Territorial Level
Charnwood
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
Charnwood 001C E01025693
E01025693MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Charnwood 001 E02005345
E02005345LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Charnwood 001C E01025693
E01025693MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Charnwood 001 E02005345
E02005345Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
5:57 PM
Sunset
12 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
5:57 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 2 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 5HL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 26469
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025693 and MSOA E02005345 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE12 5HL 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 5HL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 5%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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