LE9 8EF postcode in Barwell, Leicestershire

LE9 8EF is a postcode in Barwell, in the Barwell 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 29% of homes and businesses can get it. Hinckley and Bosworth: 84% Typical price £217,500 Homes sold in LE9 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.2% on the year before Nearest station Hinckley 3.9 km in a straight line

Where LE9 8EF is, and what is near it

Map of LE9 8EF and what is near it Map of LE9 8EF: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the LE9 8 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 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. LE9 8AY: also in LE9 8LE9 8BZ: also in LE9 8LE9 8DD: also in LE9 8LE9 8DE: also in LE9 8LE9 8DF: also in LE9 8LE9 8DG: also in LE9 8LE9 8DH: also in LE9 8LE9 8DQ: also in LE9 8LE9 8DR: also in LE9 8LE9 8DS: also in LE9 8LE9 8DT: also in LE9 8LE9 8DU: also in LE9 8LE9 8DZ: also in LE9 8LE9 8EA: also in LE9 8LE9 8EB: also in LE9 8LE9 8EG: also in LE9 8LE9 8EN: also in LE9 8LE9 8EP: also in LE9 8LE9 8EQ: also in LE9 8LE9 8ER: also in LE9 8LE9 8ES: also in LE9 8LE9 8ET: also in LE9 8LE9 8EW: also in LE9 8LE9 8EX: also in LE9 8LE9 8EY: also in LE9 8LE9 8EZ: also in LE9 8LE9 8FP: also in LE9 8LE9 8FZ: also in LE9 8LE9 8GD: also in LE9 8LE9 8GF: also in LE9 8LE9 8GG: also in LE9 8LE9 8GH: also in LE9 8LE9 8GJ: also in LE9 8LE9 8GN: also in LE9 8LE9 8GQ: also in LE9 8LE9 8GS: also in LE9 8LE9 8GT: also in LE9 8LE9 8GZ: also in LE9 8LE9 8HA: also in LE9 8LE9 8HB: also in LE9 8LE9 8HD: also in LE9 8LE9 8HF: also in LE9 8LE9 8HG: also in LE9 8LE9 8HH: also in LE9 8LE9 8HJ: also in LE9 8LE9 8HL: also in LE9 8LE9 8HN: also in LE9 8LE9 8HP: also in LE9 8LE9 8HQ: also in LE9 8LE9 8HR: also in LE9 8LE9 8HS: also in LE9 8LE9 8HT: also in LE9 8LE9 8HZ: also in LE9 8LE9 8LY: also in LE9 8LE9 8NB: also in LE9 8LE9 8NJ: also in LE9 8LE9 8NN: also in LE9 8LE9 8NZ: also in LE9 8 Heath Lane Surgery 1.9 km2 places, 3.2–3.9 kmNuneaton station 9.1 kmBarwell LE9 8EF Map of LE9 8EF and what is near it Map of LE9 8EF: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the LE9 8 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 14 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Bus stop 400 m2 schools, 1.1–1.5 km2 places, 3.2–3.9 kmBarwell LE9 8EF
  • LE9 8EF
  • Other postcodes in LE9 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 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 52.5669, longitude -1.3478)

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 8EF?

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 8EF?

Every home and business at LE9 8EF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 29% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)29% 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 8EF?

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 8EF 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 8EF.

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 8EF: 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 8EF 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 8EF?

Homes in LE9 8 sold for a typical £217,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 108 sales, up 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£217,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£215,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £302,500 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £220,500 50 sales
  • Terraced £171,200 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £110,000 7 sales

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

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 8EF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE9 8EF 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 LE9 8EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around LE9 8EF. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (26%). 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 8EF

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 £2,912 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,588.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 500 (53%)£1,588
Band Babout 280 (29%)£1,853
Band Cabout 90 (9%)£2,118
Band Dabout 60 (6%)£2,383
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,912
Band Fwithheld£3,442
Band Gfewer than 5£3,971
Band Hwithheld£4,765

When the homes were built

  1. 26% Before 1900
  2. 13% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 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 8EF is in (ONS area E01025821), 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 8EF?

The nearest open schools to LE9 8EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE9 8EF, 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 8EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE9 8EF is Hinckley Rail Station, 3.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Hinckley Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
  • Nuneaton Rail Station Railway station 9.1 kmDrive

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Square, 146 m away.

More stations near LE9 8EF, 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 8EF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE9 8EF, 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 8EF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE9 8EF 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 8EF?

The nearest to the centre of LE9 8EF, 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 8EF?

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 8EF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE9 8EF, 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 8EF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE9 8EF, 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 8EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE9 8EF 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 8EF in a conservation area?

The centre of LE9 8EF is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 8EF?

Police.uk records 52 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE9 8EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences21 reports
Anti-social behaviour13 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Public order5 reports
Burglary2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: other theft 1, theft from the person 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 8EF

Ward
Barwell
Parish
Barwell
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Barwell
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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