LE14 4SZ Melton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Old Dalby. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Main Street, Holwell: 53 addresses
- Stone Penn Lane, Melton: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Holwell: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Holwell: 3 addresses
- Nursery Lane, Melton: 2 addresses
- Main Street, Holwell: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Potter Hill: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Holwell: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Holwell: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Holwell: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Holwell: 1 address
- Potters Hill, Holwell: 1 address
- Melton Road, Ab Kettleby: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Holwell: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Holwell: 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 B (20% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Holwell. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, grade II*
- CLIFTON COTTAGE (NUMBER 14, CHURCH COTTAGE), grade II
- IVY HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD INN, grade II
- YEW TREE FARM COTTAGES, grade II
- YORK COTTAGE, CRECCA AND COTTAGE ADJOINING (NUMBER 19, HACK COTTAGE), grade II
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 77 addresses are between 119 m and 152 m above sea level (140 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 station | Melton Mowbray 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 28.3 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Long Clawson Medical Practice | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Long Clawson Pharmacy | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The White House Dental Practice | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Melton Mowbray Hospital | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Melton Police Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 150 m² | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,030 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Leonard, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Leonard | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Moated site at Ab Kettleby | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Hills Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Broughton Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Brown's Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Holwell Mouth Covert | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Botany Bay | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Scalford Gorse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 50 | 77 |
27 of the postcode's 77 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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 Main Street.