Postcode LE12 8TU (Charnwood)

Map showing LE12 8TU and nearby postcodes

The postcode LE12 8TU is located in Charnwood, in the county of Leicestershire. It was introduced in July 1990 and is an active postcode. LE12 8TU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

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

The closest road name to LE12 8TU is Wrights Close which is centered 27 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Quorndon Fox and is 114 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.01 km away at Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) The closest railway station is Barrow upon Soar Rail Station, 2.07 km away.

The closest primary school to LE12 8TU (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 8TU is Quorn Mills Park Bowling Club and is 157 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 428 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 7, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 67.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.1 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 3.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Wrights Close 27 m
Sanders Road 111 m
The Old Glebe 157 m
Flanders Close 159 m
High Street 162 m
Church Lane 165 m
Spinney Drive 205 m
Sarson Street 229 m
Meeting Street 236 m
Castledine Street 265 m
Sutton Close 294 m
Elms Drive 328 m
Cradock Drive 341 m
Silver Birches 366 m
Chaveney Road 623 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE12 8TU

Introduction July 1990
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 8TU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Rawlins Academy Good
(March 15, 2017)
230 m
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Good
(December 7, 2017)
456 m
Quorn Hall School Outstanding
(January 31, 2019)
1.02 km
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Good
(June 21, 2021)
1.41 km
Humphrey Perkins School Good
(March 11, 2020)
1.99 km
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
2.15 km
Outwoods Edge Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
2.57 km
Beacon Academy Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.63 km
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
3.1 km
Loughborough Grammar School 3.12 km
Loughborough High School 3.12 km
Woodbrook Vale School Good
(February 9, 2022)
3.16 km
Loughborough Amherst School 3.3 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Good
(March 4, 2020)
3.35 km
Trinity College Requires improvement
(January 23, 2020)
3.5 km
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(November 8, 2007)
3.51 km
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(February 12, 2016)
3.53 km
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Good
(May 17, 2018)
3.6 km
Fairfield Prep School 3.62 km
ASPIRE: Lifeskills Good
(March 15, 2018)
3.83 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Charnia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
157 m
Ferraris Trattoria Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 9, 2021
157 m
Quorn Mills Park Bowling Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 3, 2018
157 m
Quorndon Fox Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 20, 2019
157 m
Tandoori Empire Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
157 m
The Royal Oak Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 7, 2019
157 m
The White Hart Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
157 m
Quorn Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 20, 2020
196 m
Lime Tree Day Nursery (Quorn) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 22, 2021
230 m
Rawlins Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 9, 2021
230 m
Smiles of Quorn Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 9, 2021
230 m
The Blacksmiths Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 22, 2018
248 m
Community Living Project Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
October 22, 2019
277 m
Co-operative Group Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 12, 2018
277 m
Abbeyfield Society Quorn Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
283 m
Hannah's Sugarcraft Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 24, 2019
324 m
Biancas Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 7, 2021
428 m
Boots UK Ltd Retailers - other Exempt
November 8, 2015
428 m
Bradleys Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
428 m
John Dory's Quorn Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 10, 2020
428 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Quorndon Fox Bus Stop/Station 114 m
Quorndon Fox Bus Stop/Station 144 m
Station Road Bus Stop/Station 250 m
War Memorial Bus Stop/Station 269 m
Car Park Bus Stop/Station 276 m
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 1.01 km
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 1.01 km
Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Metro/Tram 1.01 km
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station Rail 2.07 km
Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station Rail 4.23 km
Sileby Rail Station Rail 4.49 km
East Midlands Airport Air 13.97 km

Nearby Nature

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

Kaye's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 333 m
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 389 m
Mill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 573 m
The Coppice Woodland Or Forest 926 m
Rowhele Wood Woodland Or Forest 986 m
Buddon Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.42 km
Cocklow Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
Mucklin Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
Hawcliff Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.09 km
Catsick Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.17 km
Charnwood Water Inland Water 2.28 km
Soar Valley Valley 2.43 km
Broad Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.52 km
Swithland Reservoir Inland Water 2.53 km
Nunckley Hill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.54 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 68.8 Mbps 67.6 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 10.1 Mbps 15.58 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% 22 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 75.2 11.7
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

6 meters consuming 124,288 kWh - mean 20,715 kWh : median 21,325 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE12 8TU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Leicestershire
Latitude 52.74340900
Longitude -1.17387400
OS Easting 455868
OS Northing 0316518
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