Ashby Road Snarestone, North West Leicestershire
16 addresses across 3 postcodes (DE12), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 28501791.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 1, F: 3, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in North West Leicestershire costs £2,418 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Polesworth, about 9.4 km (5.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 84 to 96 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Measham Medical Unit, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 198 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (3); 1900-1929 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in North West Leicestershire in 2026-27: Band D £2,418 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,612 | £1,881 | £2,150 | £2,418 | £2,956 | £3,493 | £4,030 | £4,836 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (20% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Snarestone (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 11 February 2027 to 19 February 2027: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 9 July 2026 to 27 August 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE12 7BY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE12 7DA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE12 7DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 84 m and 96 m above sea level (91 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE12 7BY | 83% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DE12 7DA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DE12 7DB | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| Atherstone 113,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Tamworth 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 21 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Measham Medical Unit | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Dean & Smedley LTD | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Measham Dental Practice | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ashby Hospital | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) |
| Police station | Coalville Police Station | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Hanson Red Bank | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 420 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,240 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moore's Covert | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Reservoir Covert | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Eight Acre Covert | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Beanfield Covert | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Jubilee Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Twycross Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 16 |
9 of the street's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North West Leicestershire: see them on the North West Leicestershire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snarestone Church of England School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (warwickshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 11 February 2027 to 19 February 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- DE12 7BY: 14 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- DE12 7DA: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
- DE12 7DB: 1 address of 102 in the postcode
All the streets in DE12 and across North West Leicestershire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.