Postcode LE12 8HB (Charnwood)

Map showing LE12 8HB and nearby postcodes

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

LE12 8HB 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 8HB as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > White suburban communities.

The closest road name to LE12 8HB is Spinney Drive which is centered 22 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Elms Drive and is 117 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 875 m away at Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) The closest railway station is Barrow upon Soar Rail Station, 2.21 km away.

The closest primary school to LE12 8HB (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 8HB is The Blacksmiths Arms and is 230 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 22, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 145.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 20 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 2.8 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 8HB 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 8HB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Spinney Drive 22 m
Sanders Road 142 m
Meeting Street 143 m
Elms Drive 145 m
Wrights Close 159 m
Cradock Drive 183 m
Sutton Close 224 m
Flanders Close 290 m
High Street 302 m
Beacon Avenue 313 m
Poulteney Drive 323 m
Church Lane 337 m
Warwick Avenue 390 m
Chaveney Road 466 m
Loughborough Road 1.12 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE12 8HB

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 8HB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Good
(December 7, 2017)
372 m
Rawlins Academy Good
(March 15, 2017)
413 m
Quorn Hall School Outstanding
(January 31, 2019)
1.18 km
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Good
(June 21, 2021)
1.55 km
Humphrey Perkins School Good
(March 11, 2020)
2.17 km
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
2.31 km
Outwoods Edge Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
2.55 km
Beacon Academy Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.68 km
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
3.07 km
Woodbrook Vale School Good
(February 9, 2022)
3.12 km
Loughborough Grammar School 3.2 km
Loughborough High School 3.2 km
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(November 8, 2007)
3.34 km
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(February 12, 2016)
3.36 km
Loughborough Amherst School 3.37 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Good
(March 4, 2020)
3.39 km
Trinity College Requires improvement
(January 23, 2020)
3.6 km
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Good
(May 17, 2018)
3.7 km
Fairfield Prep School 3.71 km
ASPIRE: Lifeskills Good
(March 15, 2018)
3.92 km

Nearby Food

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

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

Nearby Travel Links

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

Elms Drive Bus Stop/Station 117 m
Elms Drive Bus Stop/Station 128 m
Quorndon Fox Bus Stop/Station 296 m
Quorndon Fox Bus Stop/Station 328 m
War Memorial Bus Stop/Station 351 m
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 875 m
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 876 m
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 882 m
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station Rail 2.21 km
Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station Rail 4.35 km
Sileby Rail Station Rail 4.53 km
East Midlands Airport Air 14.01 km

Nearby Nature

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

Kaye's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 180 m
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 244 m
Mill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 394 m
The Coppice Woodland Or Forest 793 m
Rowhele Wood Woodland Or Forest 913 m
Buddon Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.25 km
Cocklow Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Mucklin Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.94 km
Hawcliff Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.02 km
Catsick Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.36 km
Swithland Reservoir Inland Water 2.37 km
Charnwood Water Inland Water 2.38 km
Nunckley Hill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Broad Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.48 km
Wallend Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.48 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.3 Mbps 145.2 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 20 Mbps 20 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% 17 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 98.7 17.7
300+ Mbps 100% 374 36

Gas Consumption

17 meters consuming 306,622 kWh - mean 18,037 kWh : median 17,864 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

18 meters consuming 73,288 kWh - mean 4,072 kWh : median 3,906 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE12 8HB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Leicestershire
Latitude 52.74197200
Longitude -1.17521300
OS Easting 455779
OS Northing 0316355
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: White suburban communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Mountsorrel BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Quorn (Quorndon) BUASD
Workplace Zone E33016318
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Charnwood 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Charnwood 012C
Output Area / Small Area 6B2