Postcode LE12 8EP (Charnwood)

Map showing LE12 8EP and nearby postcodes

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

LE12 8EP is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.3 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 8EP as Rural residents > Ageing rural dwellers > Detached rural retirement.

The closest road name to LE12 8EP is Cradock Drive which is centered 77 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Elms Drive and is 134 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 768 m away at Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) The closest railway station is Barrow upon Soar Rail Station, 2.32 km away.

The closest primary school to LE12 8EP (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 8EP is The Blacksmiths Arms and is 332 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 22, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 116.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.6 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 3.1 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 8EP 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 8EP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Cradock Drive 77 m
Elms Drive 84 m
Spinney Drive 106 m
Sutton Close 156 m
Beacon Avenue 206 m
Meeting Street 235 m
Wrights Close 242 m
The Deepway 243 m
Sanders Road 247 m
Poulteney Drive 286 m
Willowcroft 293 m
The Sandhills 302 m
Warwick Avenue 309 m
Flanders Close 326 m
Chaveney Road 362 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE12 8EP

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 8EP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Good
(December 7, 2017)
279 m
Rawlins Academy Good
(March 15, 2017)
496 m
Quorn Hall School Outstanding
(January 31, 2019)
1.28 km
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Good
(June 21, 2021)
1.55 km
Humphrey Perkins School Good
(March 11, 2020)
2.26 km
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
2.41 km
Outwoods Edge Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
2.46 km
Beacon Academy Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.62 km
Woodbrook Vale School Good
(February 9, 2022)
3.03 km
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
3.14 km
Loughborough Grammar School 3.15 km
Loughborough High School 3.15 km
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(February 12, 2016)
3.26 km
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(November 8, 2007)
3.3 km
Loughborough Amherst School 3.32 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Good
(March 4, 2020)
3.33 km
Trinity College Requires improvement
(January 23, 2020)
3.57 km
Fairfield Prep School 3.67 km
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Good
(May 17, 2018)
3.67 km
Hardwick House School Good
(December 12, 2019)
3.86 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Abbeyfield Society Quorn Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
201 m
Rawlins Under 5's Playgroup Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 22, 2021
279 m
St Bartholomews C Of E Primary School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 17, 2020
279 m
The Blacksmiths Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 22, 2018
332 m
Lavender House Bed & Breakfast Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
December 13, 2019
379 m
Charnia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
386 m
Ferraris Trattoria Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 9, 2021
386 m
Quorn Mills Park Bowling Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 3, 2018
386 m
Quorndon Fox Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 20, 2019
386 m
Tandoori Empire Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
386 m
The Royal Oak Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 7, 2019
386 m
The White Hart Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
386 m
Community Living Project Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
October 22, 2019
444 m
Co-operative Group Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 12, 2018
444 m
Quorn Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 20, 2020
455 m
Lime Tree Day Nursery (Quorn) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 22, 2021
496 m
Rawlins Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 9, 2021
496 m
Smiles of Quorn Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 9, 2021
496 m
Hannah's Sugarcraft Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 24, 2019
525 m
Amirul Tandoori Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 9, 2021
638 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Elms Drive Bus Stop/Station 134 m
Elms Drive Bus Stop/Station 147 m
Chaveney Walk Bus Stop/Station 348 m
Chaveney Walk Bus Stop/Station 360 m
Quorndon Fox Bus Stop/Station 381 m
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 768 m
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 769 m
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 774 m
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station Rail 2.32 km
Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station Rail 4.34 km
Sileby Rail Station Rail 4.63 km
East Midlands Airport Air 13.95 km

Nearby Nature

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

Kaye's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 224 m
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 284 m
Mill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 369 m
The Coppice Woodland Or Forest 816 m
Rowhele Wood Woodland Or Forest 973 m
Buddon Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.23 km
Cocklow Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Mucklin Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Hawcliff Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.08 km
Charnwood Water Inland Water 2.35 km
Swithland Reservoir Inland Water 2.36 km
Wallend Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.38 km
Catsick Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.43 km
Nunckley Hill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.47 km
Broad Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.55 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 116.6 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 11 Mbps 14.6 Mbps 36 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 0% 106 13.8
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

13 meters consuming 258,977 kWh - mean 19,921 kWh : median 20,251 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 62,605 kWh - mean 4,816 kWh : median 4,189 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE12 8EP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Leicestershire
Latitude 52.74177500
Longitude -1.17677900
OS Easting 455674
OS Northing 0316334
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
31779
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: Rural residents
Group: Ageing rural dwellers
Subgroup: Detached rural 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 E33016317
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Charnwood 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Charnwood 012C
Output Area / Small Area 1C3