LE15 6DY Rutland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Oakham North East. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Market Street, Oakham: 21 addresses
- Market Place, Oakham: 3 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Rutland in 2026-27: Band D £2,738 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,825 | £2,129 | £2,433 | £2,738 | £3,346 | £3,954 | £4,563 | £5,475 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (33% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Oakham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 39.
- 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
- GATEWAY TO OAKHAM CASTLE, grade I
- MARKET CROSS, grade I
- STOCKS, grade I
- 1 AND 2, CHOIR CLOSE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 1 AND 3, MILL STREET, grade II
- 11 High Street, grade II
- 11, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 11A, 13 AND 15, MILL STREET, grade II
- 13 AND 15, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 13, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 15 AND 17, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 16, CATMOS STREET, grade II
- 17, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 18 AND 20, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 19, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 2 Market Street, grade II
- 27, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 29, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 3, CHURCH PASSAGE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 35, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 4, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 4, MILL STREET, grade II
- 5, 6 AND 7, ALWYNE CLOSE, grade II
- 5, BURLEY ROAD, grade II
- 5, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 5, MILL STREET, grade II
- 6 AND 8, MILL STREET, grade II
- 7 AND 7A, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 7, BURLEY ROAD, grade II
- 7, MILL STREET, grade II
And 9 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 1 Lands End Way, Oakham: up to 62 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
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 addresses are about 108 m above sea level.
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 | Oakham 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Melton Mowbray 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Place Oakham | 20 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South Street Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 44.3 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oakham Medical Practice | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Rutland Hospital | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Oakham Police Station | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Oakham Mini Shop, Oakham Cashzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Cutts Close 2.0 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Willow Crescent Allotments 2.6 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stocks, a listed building (Grade I), 60 m north-west. 121 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stocks | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m north-west |
| Butter Cross and stocks | Scheduled monument | 70 m north-west |
| Market Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m north-west |
| Gateway to Oakham Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m north |
| Flores House | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m west |
| Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardens | Scheduled monument | 190 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dog Kennel Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Vale of Catmose | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Brooke Covert | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Egleton Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Brown's Island | Island | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 24 |
17 of the postcode's 24 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 Rutland: see them on the Rutland page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 17 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 25% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 43% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 6 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 Market Street.