LE12 7FP Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced January 1995. Ward: Mountsorrel. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Marigold Lane, Mountsorrel: 70 addresses
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 B (33% of about 870 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Mountsorrel Day Centre: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (390 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 22 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 70 addresses are between 48 m and 50 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 48%, gigabit 48% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Barrow-Upon-Soar 102,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green Mountsorrel | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Car parks | Station Road Car Park | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 17.4 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alpine House Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mountsorrel Pharmacy | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Gorse Hill Hospital | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Loughborough Police Station | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central England Co-op - Mountsorrel | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,060 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mountsorrel motte and bailey castle, a scheduled monument, 370 m north-west. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mountsorrel motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 370 m north-west |
| The Market Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Market cross on south side of Market Place | Scheduled monument | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| 2, Loughborough Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Broad Hill | Hill | 800 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Soar Valley | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Hawcliff Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Cocklow Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Nunckley Hill Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Swithland Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 69 | 70 |
1 of the postcode's 70 addresses is 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Marigold Lane.