CV13 6AU postcode in Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire

CV13 6AU is a postcode in Hinckley and Bosworth, in the Ambien ward. It is in the Hinckley and Bosworth parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since December 2017.

Where CV13 6AU is, and what is near it

Map of CV13 6AU and what is near it Map of CV13 6AU: its centre point, with the 164 other postcodes in the CV13 6 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A444 CV13 6BL: also in CV13 6CV13 6BN: also in CV13 6CV13 6BY: also in CV13 6CV13 6BZ: also in CV13 6CV13 6DA: also in CV13 6CV13 6DB: also in CV13 6CV13 6DD: also in CV13 6CV13 6DL: also in CV13 6CV13 6DP: also in CV13 6CV13 6JU: also in CV13 6CV13 6JX: also in CV13 6CV13 6JY: also in CV13 6CV13 6JZ: also in CV13 6CV13 6LA: also in CV13 6CV13 6LB: also in CV13 6CV13 6LD: also in CV13 6CV13 6LE: also in CV13 6CV13 6LF: also in CV13 6CV13 6LH: also in CV13 6CV13 6LJ: also in CV13 6 School 4.1 kmSchool 4.3 kmSchool 5.0 kmSchool 5.1 km3 places, 5.7–6.3 kmGP 7.3 kmNuneaton station 7.7 kmAmbien CV13 6AU Map of CV13 6AU and what is near it Map of CV13 6AU: its centre point, with the 164 other postcodes in the CV13 6 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 4.1 km2 schools, 4.3–5.0 kmSchool 5.1 km3 places, 5.7–6.3 kmGP 7.3 kmAmbien CV13 6AU
  • CV13 6AU
  • Other postcodes in CV13 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5957, longitude -1.4633)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CV13 6AU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CV13 6AU?

Every home and business at CV13 6AU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CV13 6AU 0% Hinckley and Bosworth 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CV13 6AU 100% Hinckley and Bosworth 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CV13 6AU?

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CV13 6AU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CV13 6AU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Hinckley and Bosworth

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CV13 6AU: 1,158 properties in Hinckley and Bosworth are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Hinckley and Bosworth

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CV13 6AU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CV13 6AU?

Homes in CV13 6 sold for a typical £345,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, down 5.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£345,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£365,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £460,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £290,000 20 sales
  • Terraced £249,950 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CV13 district: a typical £330,000 from 128 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CV13 6AU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CV13 6AU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CV13 6AU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around CV13 6AU. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (32%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CV13 6AU

Band D in Hinckley and Bosworth for 2026‑27: £2,383. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,588 (band A) to £4,765 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,853.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,588
Band Babout 150 (23%)£1,853
Band Cabout 150 (23%)£2,118
Band Dabout 90 (14%)£2,383
Band Eabout 90 (14%)£2,912
Band Fabout 50 (8%)£3,442
Band Gabout 90 (14%)£3,971
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,765

When the homes were built

  1. 32% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for Hinckley and Bosworth before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CV13 6AU is in (ONS area E01025818), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CV13 6AU?

The nearest open schools to CV13 6AU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CV13 6AU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CV13 6AU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CV13 6AU is Atherstone Rail Station, 6.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Atherstone Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive
  • Nuneaton Rail Station Railway station 7.7 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CV13 6AU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CV13 6AU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CV13 6AU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CV13 6AU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CV13 6AU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CV13 6AU?

The nearest to the centre of CV13 6AU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CV13 6AU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CV13 6AU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CV13 6AU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near CV13 6AU?

The nearest vets to the centre of CV13 6AU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CV13 6AU in a conservation area?

The centre of CV13 6AU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CV13 6AU?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CV13 6AU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CV13 6AU

Ward
Ambien
Parish
Sheepy
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
In use since
December 2017

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

Around CV13 6AU

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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