Postcode LE12 7WB (Charnwood)

Map showing LE12 7WB and nearby postcodes

The postcode LE12 7WB is located in Charnwood, in the county of Leicestershire. It was introduced in December 2011 and is an active postcode. LE12 7WB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LE12 7WB is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.4 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 7WB as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Communal retirement.

The closest road name to LE12 7WB is Mcqueen Drive which is centered 29 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Kingfisher Road and is 150 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.55 km away at Rothley (Great Central Railway) The closest railway station is Sileby Rail Station, 1.96 km away.

The closest primary school to LE12 7WB (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 7WB is Mountsorrel Castle Cricket Club and is 773 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 26, 2014. The nearest takeaway food is available from Mountsorrel Fish Bar and is 508 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on August 21, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 52.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 27.8% 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 1.9 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 7WB 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 7WB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Mcqueen Drive 29 m
Clarke Square 81 m
Linkfield Road 95 m
Berkeley Close 99 m
The Pyke 100 m
Kiln Garth 110 m
Rubicon Close 116 m
Glenfrith Close 119 m
Linkfield Avenue 127 m
Merlin Close 166 m
Strachan Close 173 m
Oldfield Lane 199 m
Marl Fields 203 m
Maitland Avenue 204 m
Alvis Dale 207 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE12 7WB

Introduction December 2011
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 7WB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
507 m
Rothley Church of England Primary School Good
(December 8, 2021)
1.88 km
Cossington Church of England Primary School Good
(February 21, 2018)
1.94 km
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School Good
(February 5, 2020)
1.98 km
Highgate Primary School 2.8 km
Quorn Hall School Outstanding
(January 31, 2019)
3.4 km
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
3.55 km
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(November 8, 2007)
3.58 km
Rawlins Academy Good
(March 15, 2017)
3.62 km
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School 3.92 km
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Good
(December 7, 2017)
3.92 km
Humphrey Perkins School Good
(March 11, 2020)
3.93 km
Ratcliffe College 3.99 km
Hallam Fields, Birstall 4.04 km
The Cedars Academy Good
(January 18, 2018)
4.2 km
ALP Leicester Good
(July 5, 2018)
4.27 km
Glebelands Primary School Good
(June 7, 2018)
4.59 km
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre Good
(March 22, 2017)
4.65 km
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy Good
(November 14, 2017)
4.66 km
The Roundhill Academy Good
(October 11, 2017)
4.82 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Co-operative Group Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 13, 2019
280 m
Rose Cottage Rest Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 13, 2019
314 m
Gurkha New Delhi Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
July 29, 2020
497 m
Christ Church & St Peters School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 24, 2019
507 m
Superstars Activity Club Other catering premises 4
Good
June 9, 2021
507 m
Mountsorrel Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 21, 2020
508 m
Bargain Booze Plus Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
533 m
Brewards (Homefield College) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 29, 2021
707 m
BoxKitchen Coffee Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
November 14, 2021
773 m
Mountsorrel Baptist Church (Food Bank) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 12, 2020
773 m
Mountsorrel Castle Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 26, 2014
773 m
Mountsorrel Working Mens Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 16, 2018
773 m
Noorjahan Indian Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 24, 2019
773 m
The Cafe, Mountsorrel Memorial Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 25, 2022
773 m
The Paper Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 19, 2020
773 m
The Sorrel Fox Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 31, 2019
773 m
Wintertons Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
February 18, 2021
773 m
Oriental Chef Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 27, 2021
803 m
JJ's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 3, 2021
815 m
One Stop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 27, 2019
815 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Kingfisher Road Bus Stop/Station 150 m
Kingfisher Road Bus Stop/Station 156 m
Linkfield Road Bus Stop/Station 285 m
Linkfield Road Bus Stop/Station 332 m
Danvers Road Bus Stop/Station 352 m
Rothley (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 2.55 km
Rothley (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 2.56 km
Rothley (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 2.59 km
Sileby Rail Station Rail 1.96 km
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station Rail 3.15 km
Syston Rail Station Rail 4.64 km
East Midlands Airport Air 17.58 km

Nearby Nature

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

Broad Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.1 km
Hawcliff Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.6 km
Nunckley Hill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km
Hickling's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Soar Valley Valley 1.78 km
Riding Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.86 km
Long Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Cocklow Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Ridgeway Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km
Black Hovel Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Mill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.47 km
Lowe's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Broadnook Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.61 km
Swithland Reservoir Inland Water 2.67 km
Rowhele Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.68 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 54.8 Mbps 52.3 Mbps 73.35 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12 Mbps 19.53 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 9 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 72.2% 54.9 12.7
300+ Mbps 27.8% - -

Gas Consumption

18 meters consuming 223,902 kWh - mean 12,439 kWh : median 10,605 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

17 meters consuming 54,673 kWh - mean 3,216 kWh : median 2,711 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE12 7WB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Leicestershire
Latitude 52.72179100
Longitude -1.13399600
OS Easting 458589
OS Northing 0314145
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
28405
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Leicestershire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Charnwood
County Electorial Division Rothley & Mountsorrel ED
Electoral Ward Mountsorrel
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 E33016329
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Charnwood 014
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Charnwood 014A
Output Area / Small Area 5B2