LE12 7UP Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced March 2005. Ward: Sileby & Seagrave. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Old Tannery Drive, Sileby: 14 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 (37% of about 1,030 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
- 9 King Street Sileby LE12 7LZ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Factory at the corner of Park Road and Seagrave Road Sileby LE12 7TJ: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Barrow Road Sileby: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Land on the South West side of Cemetery Road, Sileby: up to 90 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Land rear of 107 Cossington Road Sileby: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- 36 Charles Street Sileby: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- 32 Charles Street Sileby LE12 7RJ: up to 13 homes, permissioned (760 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 1 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 addresses are about 49 m above sea level.
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 | Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 150 m |
| Barrow-Upon-Soar 102,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Rail Station Sileby | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 18.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Banks Surgery | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 280 m |
| Hospital | Gorse Hill Hospital | 8.9 km |
| Police station | Loughborough Police Station | 7.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,810 m² | 450 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Sileby Memorial Park 4.9 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,850 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m south-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Home Farm Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Soar Valley | Valley | 2.2 km west |
| Broad Hill | Hill | 2.7 km west |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south-east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 2.9 km north-east |
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the postcode's 14 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 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 7 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 Old Tannery Drive.