LE12 9AA Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shepshed West. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Brook Street, Shepshed: 29 addresses
- Belton Street, Shepshed: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Brook Street, Shepshed: 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 B (26% of about 1,140 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- 36, BELTON STREET, grade II
- Former Church of St Winefride, grade II
- THE PIED BULL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 28 Britannia Street Shepshed: up to 10 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 32 Charnwood Road Shepshed: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- 112-116 Charnwood Road Shepshed LE12 9NP: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Manheim Auctions Charnwood Road Shepshed Loughborough LE12 9NN: up to 79 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 31 addresses are between 64 m and 77 m above sea level (72 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 | 6.6 km |
| East Midlands Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.0 km | |
| Barrow-Upon-Soar 102,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Tickow Lane Shepshed | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Springfield House Melbourne | 9.9 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 6.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Field Street Surgery | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Numark Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 310 m |
| Hospital | Loughborough Hospital | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Shepshed Police Station | 720 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 950 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Glenmore Park 2.6 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 520 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Botolph, a listed building (Grade I), 380 m south-east. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Botolph | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m south-east |
| Garendon | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Home Covert | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| White Horse Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Piper Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Hathern Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Oakley Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Blackbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 31 |
13 of the postcode's 31 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Brook Street.