Postcode LE5 1GH (Charnwood)

Map showing LE5 1GH and nearby postcodes

The postcode LE5 1GH is located in Charnwood, in the county of Leicestershire. It was introduced in May 2020 and is an active postcode. LE5 1GH is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LE5 1GH is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.1 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 LE5 1GH as Rural residents > Farming communities > Agricultural communities.

The closest road name to LE5 1GH is Romanby Way which is centered 38 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Orchard Mead Academy and is 444 m away. The closest railway station is Syston Rail Station, 4.76 km away.

The closest primary school to LE5 1GH (for ages 11 and under) is Kestrel Mead Primary Academy.

The local pub for residents of LE5 1GH is Star And Garter and is 8.19 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 7, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Subway and is 7.79 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 22, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 91.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 93.3% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 93.3% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 6.7% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LE5 1GH 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 LE5 1GH and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LE5 1GH, and the approximate distance away.

Romanby Way 38 m
Keld Drive 61 m
Hackness Road 83 m
Bickerton Close 103 m
Langtoft Road 118 m
Raywell Road 134 m
Hackness Road 178 m
Wadsworth Avenue 215 m
Cornholme Drive 257 m
Langtoft Close 288 m
Cloughton Road 328 m
Grindale Road 404 m
Laverton Road 453 m
Hamilton Lane 462 m
Melton Road 5.12 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode LE5 1GH

Introduction May 2020
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 LE5 1GH - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Nether Hall School Good
(March 16, 2017)
472 m
Orchard Mead Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
472 m
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy 720 m
Scraptoft Valley Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
1.13 km
Keyham Lodge School 1.19 km
St Josephs Catholic Academy Requires improvement
(September 26, 2018)
1.23 km
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School 1.35 km
Gateway Sixth Form College Good
(October 11, 2019)
1.53 km
Humberstone Junior School Outstanding
(June 15, 2016)
1.87 km
Humberstone Infant Academy Good
(February 27, 2019)
1.87 km
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Good
(May 14, 2019)
2.21 km
Fernvale Primary School Good
(March 6, 2019)
2.22 km
Falcons Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
2.26 km
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy 2.27 km
Avanti Fields School 2.55 km
The Pochin School Outstanding
(April 30, 2014)
2.75 km
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Good
(January 30, 2020)
3.06 km
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School Good
(October 27, 2021)
3.07 km
Merrydale Infant School Good
(February 8, 2017)
3.17 km
Merrydale Junior School Good
(October 24, 2019)
3.17 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LE5 1GH - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
@281 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
7.78 km
@281 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
7.78 km
Ameri-cans And Treats Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 16, 2022
7.78 km
Bella Italia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 23, 2018
7.78 km
The Holiday Inn (Leicester Wigston) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 17, 2018
7.78 km
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 24, 2019
7.79 km
Subway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 22, 2018
7.79 km
The Cradle Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 17, 2019
7.79 km
Breakfast Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
7.8 km
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
7.8 km
Jet Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 8, 2017
7.82 km
Glenmere Community Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 1, 2019
7.86 km
Kiddy Kapers Daycare Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 29, 2019
7.86 km
Freshly Chopped Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 30, 2021
7.95 km
Hockenhull Garages Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 30, 2021
7.95 km
Insomnia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 30, 2021
7.95 km
Bethel Free Evangelical Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
8.01 km
Poplars Group Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 8, 2019
8.1 km
Water Leys Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 10, 2019
8.1 km
Star And Garter Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 7, 2019
8.19 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LE5 1GH - Data from Apr 2022

Orchard Mead Academy Bus Stop/Station 444 m
Selby Avenue Bus Stop/Station 527 m
Barry Road Bus Stop/Station 574 m
Barkford Close Bus Stop/Station 575 m
Barry Road Bus Stop/Station 653 m
Syston Rail Station Rail 4.76 km
Leicester Rail Station Rail 5.67 km
East Midlands Airport Air 26.68 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LE5 1GH - Data from Dec 2021

Quakesick Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.35 km
Barkby Thorpe Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.5 km
Scraptoft Long Spinneys Woodland Or Forest 2.02 km
Abbot's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.09 km
Scraptoft Gorse Woodland Or Forest 2.64 km
Square Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Bushby Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.93 km
Barkby Holt Woodland Or Forest 4.06 km
Round Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.32 km
Sunny Leys Woodland Or Forest 4.37 km
Jones's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 4.42 km
Fox Holes Spinneys Woodland Or Forest 4.43 km
Adrian's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 4.64 km
Dam's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 4.68 km
Clarke's Bush Woodland Or Forest 4.73 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LE5 1GH - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.5 Mbps 91.4 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 7.5 Mbps 9.2 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 2 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 6.7% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 121.3 12
300+ Mbps 93.3% - -

Electricity Consumption

15 meters consuming 30,762 kWh - mean 2,051 kWh : median 1,887 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LE5 1GH - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Leicestershire
Latitude 52.65576000
Longitude -1.05161800
OS Easting 464249
OS Northing 0306868
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
23369
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Leicestershire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Charnwood
County Electorial Division Thurmaston Ridgemere ED
Electoral Ward Queniborough
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 East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Rural residents
Group: Farming communities
Subgroup: Agricultural communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
Built-Up Area (pseudo) England (not covered)
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33016333
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Charnwood 015
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Charnwood 015C
Output Area / Small Area 1A3