LE9 7BL postcode in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire

LE9 7BL is a postcode in Earl Shilton, in the Earl Shilton ward of Hinckley and Bosworth. It is in the Hinckley and Bosworth parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 88% of homes and businesses can get it. Hinckley and Bosworth: 84% Typical price £241,000 Homes sold in LE9 7, last 12 months. ▼ 3.6% on the year before Nearest station Hinckley 5.9 km in a straight line

Where LE9 7BL is, and what is near it

Map of LE9 7BL and what is near it Map of LE9 7BL: its centre point, with the 281 other postcodes in the LE9 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE9 7AB: also in LE9 7LE9 7AD: also in LE9 7LE9 7AE: also in LE9 7LE9 7AF: also in LE9 7LE9 7AG: also in LE9 7LE9 7AH: also in LE9 7LE9 7AS: also in LE9 7LE9 7AT: also in LE9 7LE9 7AY: also in LE9 7LE9 7BB: also in LE9 7LE9 7BD: also in LE9 7LE9 7BE: also in LE9 7LE9 7BF: also in LE9 7LE9 7BG: also in LE9 7LE9 7BH: also in LE9 7LE9 7BJ: also in LE9 7LE9 7BN: also in LE9 7LE9 7BP: also in LE9 7LE9 7BQ: also in LE9 7LE9 7BU: also in LE9 7LE9 7BW: also in LE9 7LE9 7BY: also in LE9 7LE9 7DE: also in LE9 7LE9 7DF: also in LE9 7LE9 7DJ: also in LE9 7LE9 7DT: also in LE9 7LE9 7DW: also in LE9 7LE9 7DX: also in LE9 7LE9 7EA: also in LE9 7LE9 7ED: also in LE9 7LE9 7EG: also in LE9 7LE9 7EP: also in LE9 7LE9 7EZ: also in LE9 7LE9 7FA: also in LE9 7LE9 7FD: also in LE9 7LE9 7FE: also in LE9 7LE9 7FF: also in LE9 7LE9 7FG: also in LE9 7LE9 7FH: also in LE9 7LE9 7FJ: also in LE9 7LE9 7FL: also in LE9 7LE9 7FN: also in LE9 7LE9 7FP: also in LE9 7LE9 7FQ: also in LE9 7LE9 7FR: also in LE9 7LE9 7FS: also in LE9 7LE9 7FT: also in LE9 7LE9 7FW: also in LE9 7LE9 7FY: also in LE9 7LE9 7FZ: also in LE9 7LE9 7GA: also in LE9 7LE9 7GB: also in LE9 7LE9 7GE: also in LE9 7LE9 7GF: also in LE9 7LE9 7GH: also in LE9 7LE9 7GJ: also in LE9 7LE9 7GL: also in LE9 7LE9 7GN: also in LE9 7LE9 7GP: also in LE9 7LE9 7GQ: also in LE9 7LE9 7GR: also in LE9 7LE9 7GT: also in LE9 7LE9 7GU: also in LE9 7LE9 7GX: also in LE9 7LE9 7GY: also in LE9 7LE9 7GZ: also in LE9 7LE9 7HA: also in LE9 7LE9 7HS: also in LE9 7LE9 7HU: also in LE9 7LE9 7HX: also in LE9 7LE9 7JA: also in LE9 7LE9 7JB: also in LE9 7LE9 7JD: also in LE9 7LE9 7JE: also in LE9 7LE9 7JF: also in LE9 7LE9 7JG: also in LE9 7LE9 7JH: also in LE9 7LE9 7JJ: also in LE9 7LE9 7JN: also in LE9 7LE9 7JP: also in LE9 7LE9 7JQ: also in LE9 7LE9 7JR: also in LE9 7LE9 7JS: also in LE9 7LE9 7JT: also in LE9 7LE9 7JU: also in LE9 7LE9 7LB: also in LE9 7LE9 7LG: also in LE9 7LE9 7LP: also in LE9 7LE9 7LQ: also in LE9 7LE9 7LR: also in LE9 7LE9 7LS: also in LE9 7LE9 7LT: also in LE9 7LE9 7LW: also in LE9 7LE9 7LX: also in LE9 7LE9 7NA: also in LE9 7LE9 7NB: also in LE9 7LE9 7ND: also in LE9 7LE9 7NE: also in LE9 7LE9 7NF: also in LE9 7LE9 7NL: also in LE9 7LE9 7NP: also in LE9 7LE9 7NQ: also in LE9 7LE9 7NR: also in LE9 7LE9 7NS: also in LE9 7LE9 7PB: also in LE9 7LE9 7PS: also in LE9 7LE9 7PW: also in LE9 7LE9 7PX: also in LE9 7LE9 7RW: also in LE9 7 The Fusion Academy 1.6 kmGP 2.7 kmThe Old School Surgery 3.5 kmHinckley station 5.9 kmNarborough station 7.3 kmEarl Shilton LE9 7BL Map of LE9 7BL and what is near it Map of LE9 7BL: its centre point, with the 281 other postcodes in the LE9 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.7 kmEarl Shilton LE9 7BL
  • LE9 7BL
  • Other postcodes in LE9 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 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 52.5735, longitude -1.3109)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE9 7BL?

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 LE9 7BL?

Every home and business at LE9 7BL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 88% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)88% can get it

Hinckley and Bosworth: 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Hinckley and Bosworth: 99%

The line marks the figure across Hinckley and Bosworth.

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 LE9 7BL?

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 LE9 7BL 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 LE9 7BL.

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 LE9 7BL: 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 LE9 7BL 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 LE9 7BL?

Homes in LE9 7 sold for a typical £241,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 166 sales, down 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£241,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£250,000
12 months to August 2026
£241,000

▼ down 3.6% on the 12 months before

Detached£335,000 47 sales
Semi-detached£235,000 74 sales
Terraced£189,500 34 sales
Flat or maisonette£105,000 11 sales

Across the whole LE9 district: a typical £270,000 from 741 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 LE9 7BL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in LE9 7BL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 LE9 7BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around LE9 7BL. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (39%). 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 LE9 7BL

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 £3,971 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,588.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 230 (30%)£1,588
Band Babout 230 (30%)£1,853
Band Cabout 160 (21%)£2,118
Band Dabout 100 (13%)£2,383
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,912
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,442
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,971
Band Hfewer than 5£4,765

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 39% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 LE9 7BL is in (ONS area E01025839), 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 LE9 7BL?

The nearest open schools to LE9 7BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE9 7BL, 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 LE9 7BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE9 7BL is Hinckley Rail Station, 5.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Hinckley Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive
  • Narborough Rail Station Railway station 7.3 kmDrive

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Northleigh Way, 125 m away.

More stations near LE9 7BL, 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 LE9 7BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE9 7BL, 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 LE9 7BL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE9 7BL 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 LE9 7BL?

The nearest to the centre of LE9 7BL, 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 LE9 7BL?

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 LE9 7BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE9 7BL, 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 pharmacies are near LE9 7BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE9 7BL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LE9 7BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE9 7BL 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 LE9 7BL in a conservation area?

The centre of LE9 7BL 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 LE9 7BL?

Police.uk records 77 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE9 7BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences39 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Public order6 reports
Burglary4 reports
Other theft3 reports

Also: vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1, other crime 1.

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 LE9 7BL

Ward
Earl Shilton
Parish
Earl Shilton
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Earl Shilton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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LE9 7BJ80 mLE9 7DT80 mLE9 7BP90 mLE9 7BH110 mLE9 7GQ110 mLE9 7DW130 m
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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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