LE7 4YD Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Wreake Valley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Bleakmoor Close, Rearsby: 35 addresses
- Wreake Drive, Rearsby: 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 D (25% of about 650 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
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 36 addresses are between 57 m and 68 m above sea level (63 m on average).
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 | 5.1 km |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Barrow-Upon-Soar 102,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Brookside Rearsby | 450 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 22.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The County Practice | 3.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Your Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | The Green Dental Practice LTD | 4.3 km |
| Hospital | Towers Hospital (Daisy Peake Building) | 9.6 km |
| Police station | Leicestershire Constabulary | 9.1 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Leicester East Goscote, East Goscote Cashzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,790 m² | 470 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 400 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 440 m south-west. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m south-west |
| Bridge at Rearsby | Scheduled monument | 560 m south-west |
| Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m south-west |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bleak Moor | Wood | 700 m north-east |
| Warner's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south-west |
| Brooksby Spinney | Wood | 2.7 km east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-west |
| Dale Hill | Hill | 3.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 8 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 Bleakmoor Close.