LE7 3DR Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Wreake Valley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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: yes, Queniborough (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- THE OLD HALL, grade II*
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 30 addresses are between 58 m and 85 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 87%, ultrafast 40%, gigabit 40% 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 | 2.9 km |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Barrow-Upon-Soar 102,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Barkby Road Queniborough | 480 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 9.5 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 23.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The County Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest My Online Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Delta Dental Care Limited | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 6.9 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Constabulary | 6.5 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,230 m² | 1.7 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 1.7 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 2.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 2.5 km west |
| Sherrard's Spinney | Wood | 2.8 km east |
| New Covert | Wood | 3.0 km east |
| Barsby Spinney | Wood | 3.2 km east |
| Home Farm Spinney | Wood | 3.3 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 30 | 30 |
None of the postcode's 30 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 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 | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 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 | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.