DE12 7JB North West Leicestershire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Measham North. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- High Street, Measham: 45 addresses
- Leicester Road, Measham: 2 addresses
- Tellis Place, Measham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North West Leicestershire in 2026-27: Band D £2,418 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,612 | £1,881 | £2,150 | £2,418 | £2,956 | £3,493 | £4,030 | £4,836 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (28% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Measham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 101-105 HIGH STREET AND 2 LEICESTER ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Queensway House Queens Street Measham: up to 6 homes, permissioned (160 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 48 addresses are between 101 m and 107 m above sea level (105 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 77%, gigabit 77% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km |
| Burton-On-Trent 913,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km | |
| Tamworth 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest The Swan Measham | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Swadlincote | 8.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 18.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Measham Medical Unit | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dean & Smedley LTD | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Measham Dental Practice | 450 m |
| Hospital | Ashby Hospital | 5.2 km |
| Police station | Swadlincote Police Station | 8.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-op - Measham, Measham | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,070 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,320 m² | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m south. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parker's Wood | Wood | 700 m north-west |
| Stoney Flatts Wood | Wood | 740 m south |
| Fiveways Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Saltersford Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Jubilee Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south |
| Birds Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on High Street.