LE13 1QF Melton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Melton Newport. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- King's Road, Melton Mowbray: 43 addresses
- North Street, Melton Mowbray: 3 addresses
- Algernon Road, Melton Mowbray: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Melton in 2026-27: Band D £2,430 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,620 | £1,890 | £2,160 | £2,430 | £2,970 | £3,510 | £4,049 | £4,859 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (49% of about 930 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
- Land at Thorpe Road; Melton Mowbray, not permissioned (150 m)
- Land at Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray: up to 46 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Land at Snow Hill; Melton Mowbray: up to 240 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- 36 - 44 Thorpe End, Melton Mowbray: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Wycliffe House, Snow Hill, Melton Mowbray: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Former BMC Campus, Kings Street, Melton Mowbray: up to 21 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Beebys Yard; Burton Street; Melton Mowbray, pending decision (490 m)
- 9 Burton Street, Melton Mowbray: up to 10 homes, permissioned (530 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 28 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 23 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 47 addresses are between 74 m and 82 m above sea level (75 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Melton Mowbray 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m |
| Oakham 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Melton Mowbray | 270 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Burton Street Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 31.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Latham House Medical Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Daynight Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Damira Melton Mowbray | 590 m |
| Hospital | Melton Mowbray Hospital | 150 m |
| Police station | Melton Police Station | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 7 Sherrard Street Lloyds Bank | 490 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Melton Country Park 55 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 64 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 5, King Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m west. 106 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 5, King Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m west |
| Maison Dieu Bedehouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m south-west |
| Anne of Cleves House | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m south-west |
| The Mount motte at Melton Mowbray | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bouch's Covert | Wood | 2.0 km east |
| Burbage's Covert | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| Gravel Hole Spinney | Wood | 3.0 km south-east |
| Melton Spinney | Wood | 3.1 km north |
| Pinfold Lees Hill | Hill | 3.3 km east |
| Priory Water | Wetland | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 37 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 47 |
47 of the postcode's 47 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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 King's Road.