LE7 3BP Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: South Charnwood. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Beeby Road, Barkby: 6 addresses
- Barkby Holt Lane, Charnwood: 2 addresses
- Ridgemere Lane, Charnwood: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Charnwood in 2026-27: Band D £2,406 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,604 | £1,871 | £2,138 | £2,406 | £2,940 | £3,475 | £4,009 | £4,811 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (24% of about 1,510 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 9 addresses are between 72 m and 87 m above sea level (75 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest The Pochin School Barkby | 700 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 7.2 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 25.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The County Practice | 3.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Hamilton Pharmacy | 2.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.9 km |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Constabulary | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | Jcr Derby Bus Station Atm 2, Derby Bus Station | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 770 m² | 2.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 110 m² | 1.6 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 900 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barkby Grange Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barkby Grange Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m east |
| Roman villa N of Hamilton Grounds Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Deserted medieval village of Hamilton | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barkby Thorpe Spinney | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Abbot's Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Barkby Holt | Wood | 2.8 km east |
| Quakesick Spinney | Wood | 2.9 km south-west |
| Round Hill | Hill | 3.0 km west |
| King Lears Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 9 |
4 of the postcode's 9 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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 Beeby Road.