Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for LE17 4EW
Leicester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LE17 4EW
Coordinates
52.4604, -1.2089
Grid reference
SP538850
Easting
453,849
Northing
285,011
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WFQ6R+5C
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lutterworth
Travel to Work
Leicester
ITL Region
Harborough
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.
17326
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17326 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 LE17 4EW
England & WalesCrime trends · near LE17 4EW
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Lutterworth East electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY -30%
21147
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.8%
Other White5.4%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
No religion47.4%
Christian45.5%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4920.7%
50–6419.6%
25–3414.2%
65–747.2%
5–97.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%
Households
Other17.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.3%
Any member 66+8.9%
+ 8 other households · 40.0%
Administrative Information
Harborough
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Leicestershire E14001488
Constituency
E14001488Leicestershire
Police Force
England
Ward
Lutterworth East
Constituency code
E14001488
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Lutterworth
International Territorial Level
Harborough
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 - 03W
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Harborough 010F E01035091
E01035091MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Harborough 010 E02005376
E02005376LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Harborough 010D E01025793
E01025793MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Harborough 010 E02005376
E02005376Urban: 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
5:53 AM
Sunrise
6:00 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
6:00 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 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 LE17 4EW 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: 17326
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035091 and MSOA E02005376 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE17 4EW 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 LE17 4EW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 11%
Attainment 8
48.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
56%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 14%
Attainment 8
51.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
46%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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