LE7 7BX Charnwood
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Anstey. 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 B (40% of about 580 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
- Warehouse and Premises 83 Hollow Road Anstey: up to 8 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Albion Street Anstey: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Rear of 129 157 & 159 Cropston Road Anstey: up to 36 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- 5 Latimer Street, Anstey, Leicestershire: up to 11 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Hollow Road Anstey General Industrial Anstey: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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 31 addresses are between 76 m and 86 m above sea level (82 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 | Leicester 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km |
| Syston 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Sileby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest James Street Anstey | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Margaret's Bus Station Leicester | 5.7 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 19.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Anstey Surgery | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mr Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 770 m |
| Hospital | Gorse Hill Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Beaumont Leys Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Ratby Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9.5 ha | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Castle Hill Country Park 86 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 100 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 'King William's' Bridge See also LEICESTERSHIRE 195, a scheduled monument, 720 m south-east. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 'King William's' Bridge See also LEICESTERSHIRE 195 | Scheduled monument | 720 m south-east |
| 'King William's' Bridge See also LEICESTER 195 | Scheduled monument | 720 m south-east |
| Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 760 m south |
| Pack Horse Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south |
| Bradgate Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dimmingsdale Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Thorn Wood | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Coronation Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Cropston Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north |
| Deer Park Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 31 |
1 of the postcode's 31 addresses is 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 5 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.