LE7 3SL Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. 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 (34% of about 610 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 Warren East Goscote LE7 3XD: up to 74 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- 1444, 1446 and 1448 Melton Road, Queniborough: up to 125 homes, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 51 m and 55 m above sea level (53 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | 2.5 km |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Barrow-Upon-Soar 102,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Ploughmans Lea East Goscote | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 9.4 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 22.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The County Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Your Pharmacy | 740 m |
| NHS dentists | The Green Dental Practice LTD | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 7.2 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Constabulary | 6.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Leicester East Goscote, East Goscote Cashzone | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Central Park 2.1 ha | 1.8 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Playing Field 6.6 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 710 m north |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 1.2 km west |
| Home Farm Spinney | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Bleak Moor | Wood | 3.3 km north-east |
| Round Hill | Hill | 3.4 km south-west |
| Barkby Spinney | Wood | 3.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 11 |
10 of the postcode's 11 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 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) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.