Postcode LE12 7AX (Charnwood)

Map showing LE12 7AX and nearby postcodes

The postcode LE12 7AX is located in Charnwood, in the county of Leicestershire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LE12 7AX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LE12 7AX is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of LE12 7AX as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.

The closest road name to LE12 7AX is Bradgate Close which is centered 13 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Hawcliffe Road and is 25 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.71 km away at Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) The closest railway station is Barrow upon Soar Rail Station, 1.57 km away.

The closest primary school to LE12 7AX (for ages 11 and under) is Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 15, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Rawlins Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on March 15, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of LE12 7AX is The Swan Inn and is 581 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 21, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Rising Sun and is 0 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on September 3, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 117.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 95.5% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LE12 7AX is covered by the Leicestershire police force association and Leicestershire County and Rutland is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to LE12 7AX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LE12 7AX, and the approximate distance away.

Bradgate Close 13 m
Pepper's Close 71 m
Hawcliffe Road 192 m
Woodward Close 214 m
Granite Way 219 m
Pawley Close 231 m
Wishbone Lane 233 m
Betty Henser's Lane 242 m
Waterside Drive 269 m
Loughborough Road 279 m
The Quay 320 m
Leicester Road 951 m
M1 13.35 km
A46 38.35 km
A41 54.81 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE12 7AX

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from LE12 7AX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
1.33 km
Quorn Hall School Outstanding
(January 31, 2019)
1.59 km
Rawlins Academy Good
(March 15, 2017)
1.88 km
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
1.94 km
Humphrey Perkins School Good
(March 11, 2020)
2.23 km
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Good
(December 7, 2017)
2.3 km
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School Good
(February 5, 2020)
2.65 km
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Good
(June 21, 2021)
3.05 km
Highgate Primary School 3.29 km
Cossington Church of England Primary School Good
(February 21, 2018)
3.48 km
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(November 8, 2007)
3.53 km
Rothley Church of England Primary School Good
(December 8, 2021)
3.53 km
Outwoods Edge Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
4.48 km
Beacon Academy Good
(November 24, 2021)
4.5 km
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(February 12, 2016)
4.64 km
Seagrave Village Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
4.72 km
Ratcliffe College 4.93 km
Loughborough Grammar School 4.94 km
Loughborough High School 4.94 km
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School 4.99 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LE12 7AX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Rising Sun Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 3, 2020
0 m
Homefield College Of Further Education School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 7, 2020
206 m
John's House Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 25, 2021
206 m
Stonehurst Farm Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2019
206 m
Ayeesha Raj Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 21, 2021
211 m
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 11, 2020
581 m
Perfect Wok Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 18, 2021
581 m
The Swan Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 21, 2020
581 m
Rustic Kitchen & Deli Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
584 m
Spice Cube Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 27, 2021
584 m
The Waterside Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 13, 2019
709 m
Buttermarket Off Licence Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 25, 2017
827 m
The Buttermarket Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 25, 2020
827 m
Castle View Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 17, 2021
877 m
Quarry Hill Grange Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 23, 2022
877 m
Quorn Grange Hotel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 13, 2020
1.01 km
Charnwood Pre-school Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 28, 2021
1.04 km
Mountsorrel Housebound Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 27, 2018
1.04 km
Oriental Chef Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 27, 2021
1.04 km
BoxKitchen Coffee Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
November 14, 2021
1.08 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LE12 7AX - Data from Apr 2022

Hawcliffe Road Bus Stop/Station 25 m
Bradgate Close Bus Stop/Station 128 m
Hawcliffe Road Bus Stop/Station 129 m
Bradgate Close Bus Stop/Station 203 m
Cemetery Bus Stop/Station 383 m
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 2.71 km
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 2.71 km
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 2.71 km
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station Rail 1.57 km
Sileby Rail Station Rail 2.63 km
Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station Rail 5.8 km
East Midlands Airport Air 15.84 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LE12 7AX - Data from Dec 2021

Soar Valley Valley 677 m
Broad Hill Hill Or Mountain 860 m
Hawcliff Hill Hill Or Mountain 863 m
Cocklow Wood Woodland Or Forest 890 m
Rowhele Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.18 km
The Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Nunckley Hill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Kaye's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.82 km
Mill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Buddon Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.94 km
Swithland Reservoir Inland Water 2.35 km
Mill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km
Brazil Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.68 km
Hickling's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LE12 7AX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.7 Mbps 117.6 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 20 Mbps 18.1 Mbps 49.91 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 10 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16 1
30-300 Mbps 4.5% 104.2 17.2
300+ Mbps 95.5% 329.5 43

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 393,817 kWh - mean 17,122 kWh : median 12,971 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

21 meters consuming 49,565 kWh - mean 2,360 kWh : median 2,122 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE12 7AX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Leicestershire
Latitude 52.73542700
Longitude -1.14868400
OS Easting 457579
OS Northing 0315650
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
20848
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Leicestershire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Loughborough
County Electorial Division Quorn & Barrow ED
Electoral Ward Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle
Local Authority District Charnwood
Region / Government Office Region East Midlands
European Electoral Region East Midlands
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Leicester and Leicestershire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Leicestershire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000130
Travel To Work Area Leicester

NHS

NHS England Region Midlands
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Leicestershire County and Rutland
Cancer Alliance East Midlands
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East Midlands
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS West Leicestershire CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: White professionals
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Mountsorrel BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Mountsorrel BUASD
Workplace Zone E33016321
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Charnwood 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Charnwood 012D
Output Area / Small Area 5A1