LE65 2NN North West Leicestershire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Ashby Holywell. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Marlborough Way, Ashby-de-la-Zouch: 43 addresses
- Uppingham Drive, Ashby-de-la-Zouch: 1 address
- Winchester Way, Ashby-de-la-Zouch: 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 (29% of about 1,020 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
- Kilwardby House Kilwardby Street Ashby de la Zouch: up to 7 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- 60 Market Street Ashby de la Zouch: up to 6 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Former Arla Dairy Smisby Road Ashby de la Zouch, pending decision (920 m)
- Former Schneider Electric Premises Smisby Road Ashby de la Zouch: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (950 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 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 42 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 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 45 addresses are between 133 m and 140 m above sea level (135 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 stations | Burton-On-Trent 913,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km |
| Willington 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Uppingham Drive Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Swadlincote | 5.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest North Street Car Park | 620 m |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 13.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Medical Group | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dean & Smedley LTD | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tamworth Road (Dental Surgery) | 940 m |
| Hospital | Ashby Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Swadlincote Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Ashby Cashzone | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Glenridding Mansion House, a listed building (Grade II*), 530 m south-east. 119 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Glenridding Mansion House | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m south-east |
| Loudoun Monument | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south-east |
| Rawdon House and Rawdon Terrace | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south-east |
| The Bulls Head | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south-east |
| Ashby Castle and associated formal garden | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-east |
| George's Wood | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Lady Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| John's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Sharp's Bottom | Valley | 3.5 km north |
| Limehouse Dam | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 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) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 45 |
2 of the postcode's 45 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Marlborough Way.