LE7 3ZU Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Wreake Valley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Thatchers' Corner, East Goscote: 13 addresses
- Thatchers Corner, East Goscote: 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 (560 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 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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 addresses are about 56 m above sea level.
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 stations | Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Barrow-Upon-Soar 102,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Ploughmans Lea East Goscote | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 9.8 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 22.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The County Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Your Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | The Green Dental Practice LTD | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 7.5 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Constabulary | 7.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Leicester East Goscote, East Goscote Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,230 m² | 2.1 km |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,470 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Playing Field 6.6 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bridge at Rearsby, a scheduled monument, 1.6 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 | 1.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 770 m north-west |
| Shipley Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Home Farm Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km west |
| Bleak Moor | Wood | 2.9 km north-east |
| Warner's Wood | Wood | 3.0 km north-east |
| Sherrard's Spinney | Wood | 3.8 km south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 |
None of the postcode's 14 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 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 Thatchers' Corner.