LE10 2NB Hinckley and Bosworth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Burbage Sketchley and Stretton. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Rugby Road, Hinckley: 54 addresses
- Brookside, Hinckley: 1 address
- Dudley Rise, Hinckley: 1 address
- Copper Drive, Hinckley: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2026-27: Band D £2,383 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,588 | £1,853 | £2,118 | £2,383 | £2,912 | £3,442 | £3,971 | £4,765 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (32% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Industrial Unit and adjacent land, Willowbank Road, Hinckley: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Hinckley Sewage Treatment Site, Burbage: up to 259 homes, not permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Clarendon Club, Coventry Road, Hinckley: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (950 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 57 addresses are between 100 m and 120 m above sea level (109 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hinckley (Leics) 378,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Nuneaton 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bermuda Park 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Applebee Road Burbage | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nuneaton | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Car parks | Thornycroft Road Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 26.9 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Burbage Surgery | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burbage Pharmacy | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Hinckley & District Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Hinckley Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Boyslade Road Cashzone | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of the motte and bailey castle at Hinckley, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of the motte and bailey castle at Hinckley | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Deserted village of Stretton Baskerville | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Three Corner Spinney | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Burbage Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Brick Kiln Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Ash-pole Spinney | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Sheepy Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 56 |
47 of the postcode's 57 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 70% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Rugby Road.