Bennett Close Hinckley
20 addresses across 2 postcodes (LE10), about 50 m long. USRN 17403462.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (B: 18, C: 1).
- Flood: 15 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 Hinckley and Bosworth costs £2,383 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hinckley (Leics), about 100 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 310 m away, and Queen's Park (4.0 hectares) is about 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 108 to 110 m above sea level.
- Noise: 15 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Station View Health Centre, about 480 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 440 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 49% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 122 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 57 m². Most common: Flat (11); House, end-terrace (4); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 2016 (18); 2012 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (18); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (18 addresses)
- 1, Bennett Close
- 2, Bennett Close
- 3, Bennett Close
- 4, Bennett Close
- 5, Bennett Close
- 6, Bennett Close
- 7, Bennett Close
- 8, Bennett Close
- 9, Bennett Close
- 10, Bennett Close
- 11, Bennett Close
- 12, Bennett Close
- 14, Bennett Close
- 15, Bennett Close
- 16, Bennett Close
- 17, Bennett Close
- 18, Bennett Close
- 19, Bennett Close
Council tax
What each band costs in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2026-27: Band D £2,383 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,588 | £1,853 | £2,118 | £2,383 | £2,912 | £3,442 | £3,971 | £4,765 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (52% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Industrial Unit and adjacent land, Willowbank Road, Hinckley: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Clarendon Club, Coventry Road, Hinckley: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Midland Studio College, London Road, Hinckley: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE10 1BJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| LE10 1BF | not in 2 or 3 | 9 / 6 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 108 m and 110 m above sea level (109 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE10 1BF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LE10 1BJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hinckley (Leics) 378,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 100 m |
| Nuneaton 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bermuda Park 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station Approach Hinckley | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nuneaton | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thornycroft Road Car Park | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 27.2 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Station View Health Centre | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hinckley Pharmacy | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 210 m |
| Hospital | Hinckley & District Hospital | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Hinckley Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 23 The Borough Lloyds Bank | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Queen's Park 4.0 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 9.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Assumption of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m (0.3 miles) north. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Assumption of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Remains of the motte and bailey castle at Hinckley | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Great Meeting | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brick Kiln Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Burbage Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Sheepy Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Elmesthorpe Plantation | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Aston Firs | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 17 |
15 of the street's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 from railways, 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 Hinckley and Bosworth: see them on the Hinckley and Bosworth page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley | Primary | 4–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Westfield Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Westfield Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hastings High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hinckley Parks Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Burbage Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Burbage Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| The Hinckley School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Battling Brook Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo! To Go! LE10 1UE | Other catering premises | 40 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Sea-Band Ltd LE10 0PR | Distributors/Transporters | 200 m | Exempt | |
| Wok Express LE10 2TG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2023 |
| Brookside Fish Bar LE10 2TG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Brookside Convenience Store LE10 2TG | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Priesthills Nursery Ltd LE10 1AP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2025 |
| The Railway Pub LE10 1AP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Tesco LE10 0PR | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 240 m | 5 Very good | 12 Dec 2023 |
| B And M Retail Ltd LE10 0PR | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2024 |
| Greggs LE10 2FR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Bright Sparks Day Nursery LE10 1AB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Starbucks LE10 2FR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Best4 Vapes LE10 0PR | Retailers - other | 350 m | Exempt | |
| Heart Of England Co-Operative Society LE10 2FR | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Kingly Croft LE10 1AD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 43 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (24); On or near Bradley Row (23); On or near Bennetts Close (22); On or near Petrol Station (12); On or near Bridge Road (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
West Close · Hawley Road · East Close · Royal Court · Springfield Road · Bradley Row · Bridge Road · Coley Close · Station Road · Coventry Road · Castle Court · Priesthills Road
All the streets in LE10 and across Hinckley and Bosworth.
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.