LE9 2BR Hinckley and Bosworth
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 B (31% of about 800 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 1.0 km
- Land to the rear of Brethren Meeting Hall, Station Road, Ratby: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Narborough 294,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km | |
| South Wigston 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Baron Park Farm Kirby Muxloe | 480 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 7.8 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 21.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ratby Medical Centre | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Masons Chemists | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | Frith Hospital (Epma) | 4.9 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police - New Parks Police Station | 4.8 km |
| Cash machines | Cbm Designs | 2.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 780 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 680 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ratby camp, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km north-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ratby camp | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Kirby Muxloe Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Woodlands | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Change Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Hollow Oak Wood | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Ratby Burroughs | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Blood's Hill | Hill | 1.9 km east |
| Groby Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.