Postcode LE12 9HU (Charnwood)

Map showing LE12 9HU and nearby postcodes

The postcode LE12 9HU is located in Charnwood, in the county of Leicestershire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LE12 9HU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LE12 9HU is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.5 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 9HU as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Communal retirement.

The closest road name to LE12 9HU is Oxford Street which is centered 18 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Spring Lane and is 61 m away.

The closest primary school to LE12 9HU (for ages 11 and under) is Oxley Primary School Shepshed. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 24, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire. The last OFSTED inspection on June 27, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of LE12 9HU is The Railway and is 111 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 24, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Akash Tandoori and is 424 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 16, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 117.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.4 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 2.9 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 9HU 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 9HU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LE12 9HU, and the approximate distance away.

Oxford Street 18 m
Spring Lane 98 m
King's Road 100 m
Ring Fence 143 m
Charnwood Road 185 m
Harley Close 201 m
Cotton Croft 213 m
St James Close 217 m
Old Station Close 225 m
Domont Close 243 m
Forman Road 275 m
Cambridge Street 286 m
St James Road 317 m
Central Avenue 335 m
Gelders Hall Road 416 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE12 9HU

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 9HU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oxley Primary School Shepshed Good
(January 24, 2018)
656 m
Newcroft Primary Academy 743 m
Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire Good
(February 26, 2020)
937 m
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.02 km
Iveshead School Requires improvement
(February 2, 2022)
1.32 km
Nanpantan Hall Nurture Centre Requires improvement
(October 28, 2021)
2.99 km
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough Good
(September 13, 2019)
3.44 km
Belton Church of England Primary School Good
(May 22, 2018)
3.45 km
Booth Wood Primary School Outstanding
(December 13, 2012)
3.54 km
Thorpe Acre Junior School Good
(October 10, 2017)
3.74 km
Thorpe Acre Infant School Good
(February 10, 2022)
3.74 km
Ashmount School Outstanding
(January 16, 2018)
3.74 km
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire Good
(June 27, 2017)
3.74 km
Charnwood College Requires improvement
(January 9, 2020)
3.74 km
Holywell Primary School Outstanding
(April 25, 2013)
3.8 km
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre Good
(October 24, 2019)
4.43 km
Forest Way School Outstanding
(December 8, 2021)
4.48 km
The Castle Rock School Special Measures
(October 14, 2021)
4.48 km
Hathern Church of England Primary School Good
(January 19, 2017)
4.58 km
Robert Bakewell Primary School Requires improvement
(March 27, 2019)
4.71 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LE12 9HU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Railway Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 24, 2020
111 m
Top Railway Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 22, 2020
111 m
Campus & Co Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 14, 2020
194 m
Prime Life Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 11, 2021
194 m
Armstrong Mill Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 10, 2021
201 m
Delicious Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 23, 2018
201 m
Edinburgh Woollen Mills Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 30, 2018
201 m
Charnwood Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 22, 2021
373 m
Akash Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 16, 2020
424 m
Chocalatte Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 21, 2019
424 m
Noah's Ark Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
November 7, 2021
424 m
Co-operative Group Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
June 5, 2019
461 m
T(n)S Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
July 11, 2019
462 m
Shell Ashby Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 16, 2021
480 m
S J Off Licence & Grocery Retailers - other 4
Good
September 11, 2019
487 m
Ash Tree Lodge Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
July 17, 2019
532 m
White Acres Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 11, 2021
532 m
Acorn Close Care Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 9, 2021
534 m
Charnwood Oaks Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
534 m
The Bull and Bush Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
June 11, 2021
540 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LE12 9HU - Data from Apr 2022

Spring Lane Bus Stop/Station 61 m
Anson Road Bus Stop/Station 127 m
Anson Road Bus Stop/Station 130 m
Old Station Close Bus Stop/Station 233 m
Domont Close Bus Stop/Station 243 m
East Midlands Airport Air 7.3 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LE12 9HU - Data from Dec 2021

White Horse Wood Woodland Or Forest 908 m
Finney Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.33 km
Home Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.52 km
Brickhill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Ives Head Hill Or Mountain 1.74 km
One Barrow Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km
Moult Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.26 km
Hookhill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Jamson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.31 km
Blackbrook Reservoir Inland Water 2.35 km
The Gorse Woodland Or Forest 2.37 km
Round Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.49 km
Ringing Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.52 km
Strawberry Hill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.72 km
Rhododendron Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.74 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LE12 9HU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.9 Mbps 117.4 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 16.4 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% 19 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 108.1 16.7
300+ Mbps 100% 395.5 36

Gas Consumption

35 meters consuming 672,496 kWh - mean 19,214 kWh : median 19,065 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

35 meters consuming 158,041 kWh - mean 4,515 kWh : median 3,750 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE12 9HU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Leicestershire
Latitude 52.76434000
Longitude -1.29415900
OS Easting 447725
OS Northing 0318760
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
17052
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Leicestershire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Loughborough
County Electorial Division Shepshed ED
Electoral Ward Shepshed East
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 Shepshed BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33016288
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Charnwood 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Charnwood 006A
Output Area / Small Area 5B2