Postcode LE12 8DH (Charnwood)

Map showing LE12 8DH and nearby postcodes

The postcode LE12 8DH is located in Charnwood, in the county of Leicestershire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LE12 8DH is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LE12 8DH is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.5 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 8DH as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to LE12 8DH is Thompson Close which is centered 21 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Barrow Road and is 263 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.27 km away at Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) The closest railway station is Barrow upon Soar Rail Station, 1.91 km away.

The closest primary school to LE12 8DH (for ages 11 and under) is St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 7, 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 8DH is Quorn Mills Park Bowling Club and is 454 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 3, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Biancas Pizza and is 448 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 7, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 124.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% 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 2.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LE12 8DH 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 8DH and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LE12 8DH, and the approximate distance away.

Thompson Close 21 m
Quorndon Terrace 66 m
Orchard Estate 118 m
White Street 124 m
Castledine Avenue 129 m
Freeman Way 171 m
Ellis Close 175 m
Castledine Street 179 m
Turner Close 183 m
Sarson Street 199 m
Dexter Close 224 m
Alexander Road 230 m
Quorndon Waters Court 230 m
Farnham Street 247 m
Stirling Close 263 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE12 8DH

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 8DH - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Rawlins Academy Good
(March 15, 2017)
264 m
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Good
(December 7, 2017)
714 m
Quorn Hall School Outstanding
(January 31, 2019)
831 m
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Good
(June 21, 2021)
1.03 km
Humphrey Perkins School Good
(March 11, 2020)
1.68 km
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
1.91 km
Beacon Academy Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.41 km
Outwoods Edge Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
2.54 km
Loughborough Grammar School 2.85 km
Loughborough High School 2.85 km
Loughborough Amherst School 3.05 km
Woodbrook Vale School Good
(February 9, 2022)
3.15 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Good
(March 4, 2020)
3.15 km
Trinity College Requires improvement
(January 23, 2020)
3.18 km
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Good
(May 17, 2018)
3.28 km
Fairfield Prep School 3.32 km
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
3.35 km
ASPIRE: Lifeskills Good
(March 15, 2018)
3.53 km
Hardwick House School Good
(December 12, 2019)
3.77 km
Loughborough Church of England Primary School Good
(May 17, 2017)
3.79 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LE12 8DH - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hannah's Sugarcraft Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 24, 2019
151 m
Community Living Project Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
October 22, 2019
245 m
Co-operative Group Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 12, 2018
245 m
Lime Tree Day Nursery (Quorn) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 22, 2021
264 m
Rawlins Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 9, 2021
264 m
Smiles of Quorn Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 9, 2021
264 m
Quorn Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 20, 2020
373 m
Biancas Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 7, 2021
448 m
Boots UK Ltd Retailers - other Exempt
November 8, 2015
448 m
Bradleys Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
448 m
John Dory's Quorn Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 10, 2020
448 m
Od'Thorpes Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 24, 2019
448 m
Pretzels Deli Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 13, 2020
448 m
Quorn Cottage Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 29, 2020
448 m
The Monk Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
448 m
Charnia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
454 m
Ferraris Trattoria Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 9, 2021
454 m
Quorn Mills Park Bowling Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 3, 2018
454 m
Quorndon Fox Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 20, 2019
454 m
Tandoori Empire Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
454 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LE12 8DH - Data from Apr 2022

Barrow Road Bus Stop/Station 263 m
Barrow Road Bus Stop/Station 287 m
Quorndon Fox Bus Stop/Station 287 m
Alexander Road Bus Stop/Station 316 m
Alexander Road Bus Stop/Station 322 m
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 1.27 km
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 1.27 km
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 1.27 km
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station Rail 1.91 km
Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station Rail 3.87 km
Sileby Rail Station Rail 4.56 km
East Midlands Airport Air 13.75 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LE12 8DH - Data from Dec 2021

Kaye's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 760 m
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 814 m
Mill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 999 m
The Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
Rowhele Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
Catsick Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.79 km
Buddon Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Charnwood Water Inland Water 1.97 km
Cocklow Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.13 km
Mucklin Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Hawcliff Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.4 km
Soar Valley Valley 2.52 km
Wallend Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km
Broad Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.78 km
Nunckley Hill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.91 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LE12 8DH - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 124.9 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 17.2 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 15.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 100.3 15.3
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

43 meters consuming 711,219 kWh - mean 16,540 kWh : median 16,287 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

43 meters consuming 175,057 kWh - mean 4,071 kWh : median 3,127 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE12 8DH - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Leicestershire
Latitude 52.74720400
Longitude -1.17286900
OS Easting 455931
OS Northing 0316941
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
24854
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: Self-sufficient retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Mountsorrel BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Quorn (Quorndon) BUASD
Workplace Zone E33016322
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Charnwood 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Charnwood 012A
Output Area / Small Area 5B3