LE9 9RL postcode in Desford, Leicestershire

LE9 9RL is a postcode in Desford, in the Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton 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 August 2022.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Hinckley and Bosworth: 84% Typical price £284,500 Homes sold in LE9 9, last 12 months. ▲ 3.5% on the year before Nearest station Narborough 8.2 km in a straight line

Where LE9 9RL is, and what is near it

Map of LE9 9RL and what is near it Map of LE9 9RL: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the LE9 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE9 9BZ: also in LE9 9LE9 9DA: also in LE9 9LE9 9DB: also in LE9 9LE9 9DR: also in LE9 9LE9 9DU: also in LE9 9LE9 9DW: also in LE9 9LE9 9DX: also in LE9 9LE9 9DY: also in LE9 9LE9 9FN: also in LE9 9LE9 9FR: also in LE9 9LE9 9FW: also in LE9 9LE9 9FX: also in LE9 9LE9 9FY: also in LE9 9LE9 9FZ: also in LE9 9LE9 9GA: also in LE9 9LE9 9GB: also in LE9 9LE9 9GD: also in LE9 9LE9 9GE: also in LE9 9LE9 9GF: also in LE9 9LE9 9GG: also in LE9 9LE9 9GH: also in LE9 9LE9 9GJ: also in LE9 9LE9 9GL: also in LE9 9LE9 9GQ: also in LE9 9LE9 9GR: also in LE9 9LE9 9GS: also in LE9 9LE9 9GT: also in LE9 9LE9 9GU: also in LE9 9LE9 9GW: also in LE9 9LE9 9GX: also in LE9 9LE9 9GY: also in LE9 9LE9 9GZ: also in LE9 9LE9 9HA: also in LE9 9LE9 9HB: also in LE9 9LE9 9HD: also in LE9 9LE9 9HF: also in LE9 9LE9 9HG: also in LE9 9LE9 9HH: also in LE9 9LE9 9HJ: also in LE9 9LE9 9HL: also in LE9 9LE9 9HN: also in LE9 9LE9 9HP: also in LE9 9LE9 9HQ: also in LE9 9LE9 9HR: also in LE9 9LE9 9HS: also in LE9 9LE9 9HT: also in LE9 9LE9 9HU: also in LE9 9LE9 9HW: also in LE9 9LE9 9HX: also in LE9 9LE9 9HY: also in LE9 9LE9 9HZ: also in LE9 9LE9 9JA: also in LE9 9LE9 9JB: also in LE9 9LE9 9JF: also in LE9 9LE9 9JG: also in LE9 9LE9 9JH: also in LE9 9LE9 9JL: also in LE9 9LE9 9JN: also in LE9 9LE9 9JP: also in LE9 9LE9 9JQ: also in LE9 9LE9 9JR: also in LE9 9LE9 9JS: also in LE9 9LE9 9JU: also in LE9 9LE9 9JW: also in LE9 9LE9 9JX: also in LE9 9LE9 9JY: also in LE9 9LE9 9NY: also in LE9 9LE9 9QB: also in LE9 9LE9 9QF: also in LE9 9LE9 9QG: also in LE9 9LE9 9QJ: also in LE9 9LE9 9QL: also in LE9 9LE9 9QP: also in LE9 9LE9 9QQ: also in LE9 9LE9 9QR: also in LE9 9LE9 9QS: also in LE9 9LE9 9QT: also in LE9 9LE9 9QW: also in LE9 9LE9 9QY: also in LE9 9LE9 9QZ: also in LE9 9LE9 9RH: also in LE9 9LE9 9RJ: also in LE9 9LE9 9RN: also in LE9 9 School 3.7 kmGP 3.8 kmRatby Medical Centre 4.2 kmNarborough station 8.2 kmHinckley station 11.0 kmDesford LE9 9RL Map of LE9 9RL and what is near it Map of LE9 9RL: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the LE9 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 3.7–3.8 kmNarborough station 8.2 kmDesford LE9 9RL
  • LE9 9RL
  • Other postcodes in LE9 9: 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. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6213, longitude -1.2919)

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 LE9 9RL?

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 9RL?

Every home and business at LE9 9RL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 9RL?

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 9RL 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 9RL.

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 9RL: 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 9RL 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 9RL?

Homes in LE9 9 sold for a typical £284,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 104 sales, up 3.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£284,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£275,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £370,000 46 sales
  • Semi-detached £248,000 46 sales
  • Terraced £225,500 11 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 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 9RL

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in LE9 9RL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 May 2026. 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 9RL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,020 homes in the neighbourhood around LE9 9RL. The largest share of them, 19%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (22%). 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 9RL

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 C, the most common, is £2,118.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (7%)£1,588
Band Babout 150 (15%)£1,853
Band Cabout 190 (19%)£2,118
Band Dabout 190 (19%)£2,383
Band Eabout 190 (19%)£2,912
Band Fabout 130 (13%)£3,442
Band Gabout 90 (9%)£3,971
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,765

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 22% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 20% 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 9RL is in (ONS area E01025876), 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 9RL?

The nearest open schools to LE9 9RL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE9 9RL, 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 9RL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE9 9RL is Narborough Rail Station, 8.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Narborough Rail Station Railway station 8.2 kmDrive
  • Hinckley Rail Station Railway station 11.0 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 LE9 9RL, 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 9RL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE9 9RL, 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 9RL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE9 9RL 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 9RL?

The nearest to the centre of LE9 9RL, 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 9RL?

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 9RL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE9 9RL, 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 9RL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE9 9RL, 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 9RL?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE9 9RL 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 9RL in a conservation area?

The centre of LE9 9RL 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 9RL?

Police.uk records 41 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE9 9RL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour12 reports
Burglary9 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, other theft 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 9RL

Ward
Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton
Parish
Desford
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Desford
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2022

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

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

LE9 9RJ30 mLE9 9RN60 mLE9 9RW60 mLE9 9RH80 mLE9 9QG80 mLE9 9JU100 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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