LE14 2TD Melton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Melton Dorian. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Eye Kettleby Drive, Melton: 21 addresses
- Unnamed street near Eye Kettleby Drive, Kirby Bellars: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Dalby Road, Great Dalby: 3 addresses
- The Driveway, Kirby Bellars: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Eye Kettleby Drive, Kirby Bellars: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Dalby Road, Great Dalby: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Eye Kettleby Drive, Kirby Bellars: 1 address
- Kirby Lane, Melton Mowbray: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Eye Kettleby Drive, Kirby Bellars: 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 D (38% 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: 1.
- 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
- EYE KETTLEBY HALL, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 38 addresses are between 77 m and 101 m above sea level (88 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Burton Street Car Park | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 29.6 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Latham House Medical Practice | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Melton Pharmacy | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Melton Mowbray Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Melton Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Br Spar Melton Mowbray, Menton Mowbray | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Kirby Fields Park 4.1 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 230 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 690 m² | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval settlement remains immediately north east and 210m south east of White House Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval settlement remains immediately north east and 210m south east of White House Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Garden, moat and five fishponds at Kirby Bellars | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Cliff Spinney | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Bran Hills | Hills | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Priory Water | Wetland | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Stanton Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Kirby Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 38 |
2 of the postcode's 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Melton: see them on the Melton page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Eye Kettleby Drive.