Grimes Gate Diseworth, North West Leicestershire
42 addresses across 5 postcodes (DE74), about 760 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 28500410.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7, C: 6, D: 3, E: 4, F: 2, 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 C; Band D in North West Leicestershire costs £2,418 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is East Midlands Parkway, about 6.4 km (4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 60 to 84 m above sea level.
- Noise: 16 of its 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Castle Donington Surgery, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 42% 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
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 213 m². Most common: House, detached (14); House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: before 1900 (7); 2013 (4); 2020 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 1, Cheslyn Court, Diseworth
- 2, Cheslyn Court, Diseworth
- 3, Grimesgate, Diseworth
- 4, Cheslyn Court, Diseworth
- 4, Grimesgate, Diseworth
- 5, Cheslyn Court, Diseworth
- 11, Grimesgate, Diseworth
- 11a, Grimesgate, Diseworth
- Bull House, Grimesgate, Diseworth
- Old Hall Farm House, 14 Grimesgate, Diseworth
- Swan House, Grimesgate, Diseworth
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 C (19% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Diseworth (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 11.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 31, HALL GATE, grade II
- 50, HALL GATE, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO SOUTH OF OLD HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF OLD HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES TO SOUTH EAST OF OLD HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- Diseworth War Memorial, grade II
- NUMBER 2 (CROSS FARMHOUSE) WITH WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATE TO FRONT, grade II
- NUMBER 4 WITH STEPS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- OLD HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- STABLES AT NUMBER 4, grade II
- WHITE HOUSE FARM HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Old Hall Farm Buildings Grimes Gate Diseworth, permissioned (380 m)
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 2 November 2026 to 13 November 2026: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway, cycleway (major (paa) works)
- 2 November 2026 to 14 November 2026: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway, cycleway (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 27 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE74 2QD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DE74 2SJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE74 2TL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE74 2QE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE74 2PU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 42 addresses are between 60 m and 84 m above sea level (65 m on average); the ground rises about 24 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE74 2PU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DE74 2QD | 100% | 85% | 85% | 0% |
| DE74 2QE | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| DE74 2SJ | 100% | 40% | 40% | 0% |
| DE74 2TL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | East Midlands Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Long Eaton 652,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Loughborough 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grimes Gate Diseworth | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Springfield House Melbourne | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midlands Parking Ltd | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Castle Donington Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Evans Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Castle Donington Dental Care | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Loughborough Hospital | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Police station | Shepshed Police Station | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Santander | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,910 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m (0.3 miles) south. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Charnock Hill | Hill | 590 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Bleak House Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Shepherds Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Short Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| New Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Hemington Hole | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 42 | 40 |
16 of the street's 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from aircraft, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Good (May 2024, 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 (leicestershire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 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) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 2 November 2026 to 14 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility repair and maintenance works, 27 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- DE74 2QD: 30 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- DE74 2SJ: 5 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- DE74 2TL: 4 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- DE74 2QE: 2 addresses of 55 in the postcode
- DE74 2PU: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Grimesgate · Viscount Road · Old Hall Court
All the streets in DE74 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.