DE12 postcode area guide — Hinckley and Bosworth
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DE12 postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DE12
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
37.3%
Gigabit-capable
35%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the DE12 postcode district (Hinckley and Bosworth) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 566 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 35%.
Around 0.6% of premises in DE12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DE12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DE12 6AA | 86.2% | 48.3% |
| DE12 6AB | 100% | 0% |
| DE12 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| DE12 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| DE12 6AF | 95.2% | 57.1% |
| DE12 6AG | 66.7% | 0% |
| DE12 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| DE12 6AJ | 91.3% | 0% |
| DE12 6AL | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| DE12 6AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Hinckley and Bosworth
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Hinckley And Bosworth district (56,749 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
31.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DE12
Police recorded 11 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 3 | 27.3% |
| Burglary | 2 | 18.2% |
| Other theft | 2 | 18.2% |
| Public order | 2 | 18.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 9.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 9.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DE12
Based on 228 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE12 is £250,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£250,000).
Detached
£350,000
96 sales
Semi-detached
£249,350
68 sales
Terraced
£175,000
58 sales
Flat / maisonette
£122,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in DE12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Rawdon Road | DE12 6DQ |
| 12 May 2026 | £288,000 | Semi-detached | Brooks Close | DE12 7BA |
| 8 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Brambly Close | DE12 7FD |
| 8 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Cophills Close | DE12 7LZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £302,120 | Semi-detached | Ladle End Lane | DE12 8NE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £226,000 | Semi-detached | Byron Crescent | DE12 7EN |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Rawdon Road | DE12 6DQ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Woodville Road | DE12 6LX |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Atherstone Road | DE12 7LY |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £365,000 | Detached | Buttercup Avenue | DE12 7RR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Hinckley and Bosworth demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Hinckley and Bosworth district (113,640 residents, 49,445 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.4% |
| 15–29 | 20.4% |
| 30–44 | 18.7% |
| 45–64 | 21.2% |
| 65+ | 22.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 74.4% |
| Private rented | 14.5% |
| Social rented | 4.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DE12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 278 | DE12 6QA |
| Donisthorpe Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 207 | DE12 7QF |
| Overseal Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | DE12 6LU |
| Moira Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 184 | DE12 6EX |
| Measham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 176 | DE12 7LG |
| Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 140 | DE12 8HE |
| Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 137 | DE12 8NL |
| St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 136 | DE12 7LQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DE12
134 rated food businesses operate in DE12. 97 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Age UK Measham, Appleby Community Lunch, Appleby Inn Hotel, Bird In Hand, Black Horse Inn.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DE12
From a sample of 342 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DE12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
17%
Band C
20%
Band D
39%
Band E
17%
Band F
6%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Hinckley and Bosworth
Landlines around DE12 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.