LE7 3XA Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. Ward: Wreake Valley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- The Warren, East Goscote: 57 addresses
- Craftsmans Way, East Goscote: 4 addresses
- The Warren, East Goscote: 2 addresses
- The Burrows, East Goscote: 2 addresses
- Long Furrow, East Goscote: 1 address
- A607, South Kesteven: 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 (41% of about 560 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 (230 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 13 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 67 addresses are between 52 m and 55 m above sea level (54 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 | 2.7 km |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Barrow-Upon-Soar 102,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Tinkers Dell East Goscote | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 9.6 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 22.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The County Practice | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Your Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | The Green Dental Practice LTD | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 7.4 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Constabulary | 7.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Leicester East Goscote, East Goscote Cashzone | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Central Park 2.1 ha | 2.0 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Playing Field 6.6 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bridge at Rearsby, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km north-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge at Rearsby | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 540 m north-west |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 1.2 km west |
| Home Farm Spinney | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Bleak Moor | Wood | 3.1 km north-east |
| Warner's Wood | Wood | 3.3 km north-east |
| Round Hill | Hill | 3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 12 |
| Under 55 | 57 | 54 |
10 of the postcode's 67 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 13 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 The Warren.