Postcode LE12 7FA (Charnwood)

Map showing LE12 7FA and nearby postcodes

The postcode LE12 7FA is located in Charnwood, in the county of Leicestershire. It was introduced in April 2015 and is an active postcode. LE12 7FA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LE12 7FA 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 7FA as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Communal retirement.

The closest road name to LE12 7FA is Wishbone Lane which is centered 16 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Bradgate Close and is 84 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.91 km away at Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) The closest railway station is Barrow upon Soar Rail Station, 1.69 km away.

The closest primary school to LE12 7FA (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 7FA is The Swan Inn and is 362 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 223 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on September 3, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 68.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LE12 7FA 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 7FA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Wishbone Lane 16 m
Waterside Drive 56 m
The Quay 99 m
Loughborough Road 102 m
Bradgate Close 211 m
Pepper's Close 217 m
Betty Henser's Lane 405 m
Granite Way 438 m
Bond Lane 687 m
M1 13.27 km
A46 38.32 km
A41 54.85 km
A50 58.8 km
A6 69.55 km
A1(M) 72.76 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE12 7FA

Introduction April 2015
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 7FA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
1.13 km
Quorn Hall School Outstanding
(January 31, 2019)
1.8 km
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
2.07 km
Rawlins Academy Good
(March 15, 2017)
2.1 km
Humphrey Perkins School Good
(March 11, 2020)
2.39 km
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School Good
(February 5, 2020)
2.46 km
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Good
(December 7, 2017)
2.52 km
Highgate Primary School 3.12 km
Cossington Church of England Primary School Good
(February 21, 2018)
3.26 km
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Good
(June 21, 2021)
3.27 km
Rothley Church of England Primary School Good
(December 8, 2021)
3.35 km
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(November 8, 2007)
3.55 km
Seagrave Village Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
4.64 km
Outwoods Edge Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
4.7 km
Beacon Academy Good
(November 24, 2021)
4.72 km
Ratcliffe College 4.74 km
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(February 12, 2016)
4.78 km
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School 4.9 km
Loughborough Grammar School 5.16 km
Loughborough High School 5.16 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ayeesha Raj Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 21, 2021
64 m
Homefield College Of Further Education School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 7, 2020
97 m
John's House Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 25, 2021
97 m
Stonehurst Farm Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2019
97 m
The Rising Sun Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 3, 2020
223 m
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 11, 2020
362 m
Perfect Wok Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 18, 2021
362 m
The Swan Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 21, 2020
362 m
Rustic Kitchen & Deli Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
368 m
Spice Cube Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 27, 2021
368 m
The Waterside Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 13, 2019
486 m
Buttermarket Off Licence Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 25, 2017
607 m
The Buttermarket Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 25, 2020
607 m
Castle View Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 17, 2021
661 m
Quarry Hill Grange Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 23, 2022
661 m
Charnwood Pre-school Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 28, 2021
812 m
Mountsorrel Housebound Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 27, 2018
812 m
Oriental Chef Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 27, 2021
824 m
BoxKitchen Coffee Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
November 14, 2021
859 m
Mountsorrel Baptist Church (Food Bank) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 12, 2020
859 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Bradgate Close Bus Stop/Station 84 m
Bradgate Close Bus Stop/Station 111 m
Hawcliffe Road Bus Stop/Station 229 m
Bond Lane Bus Stop/Station 256 m
Bond Lane Bus Stop/Station 332 m
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 2.91 km
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 2.91 km
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 2.92 km
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station Rail 1.69 km
Sileby Rail Station Rail 2.44 km
Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station Rail 6.02 km
East Midlands Airport Air 16.06 km

Nearby Nature

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

Soar Valley Valley 588 m
Broad Hill Hill Or Mountain 717 m
Hawcliff Hill Hill Or Mountain 856 m
Cocklow Wood Woodland Or Forest 956 m
Rowhele Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Nunckley Hill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
The Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.98 km
Kaye's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km
Buddon Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
Mill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Swithland Reservoir Inland Water 2.39 km
Mill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.59 km
Hickling's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.64 km
Brazil Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.7 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 68.7 Mbps 80 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 17 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 100% 74.3 18.4
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

14 meters consuming 134,863 kWh - mean 9,633 kWh : median 8,675 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 49,804 kWh - mean 3,831 kWh : median 3,567 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE12 7FA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Leicestershire
Latitude 52.73418600
Longitude -1.14608700
OS Easting 457756
OS Northing 0315514
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: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Communal retirement
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 5B2