LE11 2BE Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Loughborough Southfields. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Beacon Road, Loughborough: 52 addresses
- Forest Road, Loughborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beacon Road, Loughborough: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Charnwood in 2026-27: Band D £2,406 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,604 | £1,871 | £2,138 | £2,406 | £2,940 | £3,475 | £4,009 | £4,811 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (36% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 1 Albert Street, Loughborough LE11 2DW: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Southfields Road Car Park Loughborough: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Devonshire Square Opportunity Site Loughborough: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Land at Frederick Street Loughborough: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Development land at site of Former 5 Granby Street, Loughborough: up to 9 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Sital House 3 to 6 Cattlemarket Loughborough LE11 3DL: up to 15 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 2-7 Market Street & 35 and 36 Cattle Market, Loughborough LE11 3EP: up to 7 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Land to r/o The Old Pack Horse, Pack Horse Lane, Loughborough: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 6 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 54 addresses are between 46 m and 48 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Loughborough 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Barrow-Upon-Soar 102,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Royland Road Loughborough | 70 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Beehive Lane Car Park | 450 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 10.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park View Surgery | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Park View Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Suite (Loughborough) | 90 m |
| Hospital | Loughborough Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Loughborough Police Station | 460 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Queen's Park 3.6 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,490 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ingle Pingle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 390 m north-west |
| Charnwood Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Wallend Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km south |
| Booth Wood | Wood | 2.6 km west |
| Mucklin Wood | Wood | 2.7 km south |
| Shepherd's Hill | Hill | 3.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 54 |
16 of the postcode's 54 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Beacon Road.