Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LE17 6QL
Postcode
LE17 6QL
Coordinates
52.4796, -1.0203
Grid reference
SP666872
Easting
466,635
Northing
287,299
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WFXHH+RV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
23599
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23599 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 6QL
England & WalesCrime trends · near LE17 6QL
Counts are for Lubenham 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
7
YoY —
18101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.7%
Other White3.0%
White Irish1.2%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian59.4%
No religion33.8%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
50–6425.0%
35–4917.8%
65–7413.1%
75–848.7%
25–348.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.3%
All members 66+15.9%
Other13.2%
Any member 66+10.8%
+ 7 other households · 27.1%
Administrative Information
Harborough
Local Authority
Council AreaHarborough, Oadby and Wigston E14001266
Constituency
E14001266Leicestershire
Police Force
England
Ward
Lubenham
Constituency code
E14001266
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Theddingworth
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 005F E01025788
E01025788MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Harborough 005 E02005371
E02005371LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Harborough 005F E01025788
E01025788MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Harborough 005 E02005371
E02005371Smaller 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
5:52 AM
Sunrise
5:59 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
5:59 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 6QL 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: 23599
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01025788 and MSOA E02005371 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE17 6QL 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
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