LE67 5EP North West Leicestershire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Thornborough. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Robinson Road, Whitwick: 15 addresses
- Valley Way, Whitwick: 2 addresses
- Howe Road, Whitwick: 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 (31% of about 670 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
- The Oak Of Whitwick 27 Talbot Street Whitwick: up to 8 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- 52 - 66 Silver Street Whitwick Coalville: up to 8 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 18 addresses are between 123 m and 130 m above sea level (128 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 | Loughborough 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Howe Court New Swannington | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Springfield House Melbourne | 9.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 10.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Am Lewis' Practice | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mason & Son (Chemists) LTD | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 890 m |
| Hospital | Coalville Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Coalville Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Thringstone, Thringstone Cashzone | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 180 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m east |
| Whitwick Castle | Scheduled monument | 860 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | Hill | 680 m north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 860 m east |
| Broad Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-east |
| Temple Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north-east |
| Cademan Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Blackbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 18 | 18 |
None of the postcode's 18 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Robinson Road.