LE12 9PY Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shepshed West. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 (43% of about 1,290 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
- Manheim Auctions Charnwood Road Shepshed Loughborough LE12 9NN: up to 79 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- 112-116 Charnwood Road Shepshed LE12 9NP: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Land fronting Ashby Road and Ingleberry Road Shepshed: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (920 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 2 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 24 addresses are between 89 m and 91 m above sea level (90 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 | 7.2 km |
| Barrow-Upon-Soar 102,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| East Midlands Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Anson Road Shepshed | 210 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 7.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Forest House Surgery | 930 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Loughborough Hospital | 5.1 km |
| Police station | Shepshed Police Station | 620 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Anson Road Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,010 m² | 760 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Glenmore Park 2.6 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,940 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 600 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Garendon, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.8 km east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Garendon | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| White Horse Wood | Wood | 510 m south-west |
| Finney Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south-west |
| Ives Head | Hill | 1.8 km south |
| One Barrow Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Brickhill Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Blackbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.8 | 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 | 23 | 24 |
1 of the postcode's 24 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.