LE65 1LS North West Leicestershire
Live postcode, introduced June 2024. Ward: Ashby Money Hill. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Nottingham Road, Ashby-de-la-Zouch: 25 addresses
- Warner Road, Ashby-de-la-Zouch: 14 addresses
- Whyman Lane, Ashby-de-la-Zouch: 1 address
- Brinsley Court, Ashby-de-la-Zouch: 1 address
- Avins Lane, Ashby-de-la-Zouch: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Nottingham Road, Church Yard: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North West Leicestershire in 2026-27: Band D £2,418 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,612 | £1,881 | £2,150 | £2,418 | £2,956 | £3,493 | £4,030 | £4,836 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (32% of about 950 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
- 60 Market Street Ashby de la Zouch: up to 6 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Former Arla Dairy Smisby Road Ashby de la Zouch, pending decision (780 m)
- Kilwardby House Kilwardby Street Ashby de la Zouch: up to 7 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- Former Schneider Electric Premises Smisby Road Ashby de la Zouch: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 43 addresses are between 129 m and 143 m above sea level (133 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Willington 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km |
| Burton-On-Trent 913,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest School Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 400 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Swadlincote | 6.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest North Street Car Park | 570 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 850 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 12.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Medical Group | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ashby Pharmacy | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Helens Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Ashby Hospital | 540 m |
| Police station | Swadlincote Police Station | 6.8 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Ashby Cashzone | 860 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 900 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Helen, a listed building (Grade I), 560 m south. 130 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Helen | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m south |
| The Bulls Head | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south-west |
| Castle Ruins (Including 2 Isolated Towers at South East and South West Angles of Outer Wall) | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m south |
| Ashby Castle and associated formal garden | Scheduled monument | 680 m south |
| Loudoun Monument | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Money Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south |
| Tunnel Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Dogkennel Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km north-east |
| Sharp's Bottom | Valley | 3.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 43 | 43 |
None of the postcode's 43 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 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 | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Nottingham Road.