| Postcode | LE6 0SF | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Leicester | 
| Nearest station | Barrow-Upon-Soar (11 km) | 
| Bus stops | Meadow Lane (N) Meadow Lane (SW) Linford Crescent (S) Cemetery (NW) Cemetery (SE) Linford Crescent (N) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 52.686374 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.272109 | |
| Easting | 449300 | |
| Northing | 310102 | |
| Grid reference | SK493101 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 616793 5838783 | |
| what3words | type.mealtime.strongly | |
| FixPhrase | crock macaroni stylist uneasy | |
| Plus code | 9C4WMPPH+G5 | |
| Altitude | 175 metres (573 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:01 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:38 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 91.2 KMs (56.7 miles) | 
| Parish | Markfield | E04005500 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead | E05005491 | 
| Local Authority District | Hinckley and Bosworth | E07000132 | 
| County Electoral Division | Markfield, Desford & Thornton | E58000867 | 
| Local Authority | Leicestershire | E10000018 | 
| County | Leicestershire | E10000018 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Mid Leicestershire | E14001364 | 
| MP | Mr Peter Bedford | Conservative | 
| Police force | Leicestershire | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Leicestershire CC and Rutland | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | April 1985 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1992 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Markfield | E63009618 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00131273 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Hinckley and Bosworth 001B | E01025869 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Hinckley and Bosworth 001B | E01025869 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Markfield & Thornton | E02005377 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Markfield & Thornton | E02005377 | 
| Travel to work area | Leicester | E30000230 | 
| Average property price in Leicester | £280,147 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.9% |