Mulberry Close Barleythorpe, Rutland
12 addresses across 1 postcode (LE15), about 40 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 33202800.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £225,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Rutland cost £307,406 in August 2026 (-2.7% on a year); private rents averaged £966 a month.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 11).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 5 to 10% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Rutland costs £2,738 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Oakham, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 290 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 126 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oakham Medical Practice, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 27% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 18 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £177,000 | £170,000 | £184,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £189,995 | £189,995 | £189,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2016 | 9 LE15 7UP | Terraced | £184,000 | New build. |
| 20 Sep 2023 | 10 LE15 7UP | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 10 LE15 7UP | Terraced | £170,000 | New build. |
| 19 Aug 2022 | 11 LE15 7UP | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2015 | 11 LE15 7UP | Terraced | £189,995 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Rutland
A typical home in Rutland cost £307,406 in August 2026, 2.7% less than a year before. That is 4% more than five years earlier and 31% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £441,804 |
| Semi-detached | £287,239 |
| Terraced | £236,815 |
| Flat or maisonette | £133,333 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £240,213 |
Private renters in Rutland paid £966 a month on average in September 2026, 2.1% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £679 |
| Two bedrooms | £844 |
| Three bedrooms | £999 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,522 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 82 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (5); House, mid-terrace (4); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2013 (11). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 1, Mulberry Close, Barleythorpe
- 2, Mulberry Close, Barleythorpe
- 3, Mulberry Close, Barleythorpe
- 4, Mulberry Close, Barleythorpe
- 5, Mulberry Close, Barleythorpe
- 6, Mulberry Close, Barleythorpe
- 7, Mulberry Close, Barleythorpe
- 8, Mulberry Close, Barleythorpe
- 9, Mulberry Close, Barleythorpe
- 10, Mulberry Close, Barleythorpe
- 11, Mulberry Close, Barleythorpe
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 4,844 kWh of it on average in 2024, 63% less than the district's 13,033 kWh, and 2,768 kWh of electricity, 30% less than the district's 3,981 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is LE15.
Council tax
What each band costs in Rutland in 2026-27: Band D £2,738 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,825 | £2,129 | £2,433 | £2,738 | £3,346 | £3,954 | £4,563 | £5,475 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (47% of about 720 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)
- 1 Lands End Way, Oakham: up to 62 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
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 2 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 5 to 10%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 126 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE15 7UP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oakham 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Melton Mowbray 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rutland College Barleythorpe | 170 m |
| Car parks | South Street Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 42.8 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oakham Medical Practice Good Jan 2023 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West Road Dental Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Rutland Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oakham Grange Good Jun 2026 | 60 m |
| Police station | Oakham Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | BP - Oakham SF Connect, Oakham North Cashzone | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,330 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,900 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardens, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardens | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Butter Cross and stocks | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Purveyor's Covert | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Bottom Mill Covert | Wood | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Vale of Catmose | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
| Burley Reach | Bay | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the street's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 Rutland: see them on the Rutland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harington School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | A level 2025: average grade B-; 26.3% AAB or better; progress average |
| Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 60% in 2024 and 70% in 2023) |
| Catmose College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 49.7 (52.9 in 2025 and 52.4 in 2024); 50% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Oakham CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 60% in 2024 and 71% in 2023) |
| Catmose Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 50% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 70% in 2024 and 60% in 2023) |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 72% in 2024 and 80% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.1 km (0.7 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket Holiday Camps - Oakham LE15 6QW | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Langham Nursery LE15 7HY | Full day care | 37 | Good (Jan 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Scallywags Day Nursery LE15 6NT | Full day care | 93 | Good (Sep 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| The Ark Association Ltd (1) LE15 6PQ | Full day care | 33 | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 8 childminders and 1 home childcarers (nannies) in Rutland. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham Grange Nursing and Residential Home LE15 7UD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 60 m | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2026 |
| Health Edge Formulas LE15 7QL | Distributors/Transporters | 130 m | Exempt | |
| Simply Food at BP Oil UK Ltd LE15 7FS | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Aldi Stores Limited LE15 7FU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 180 m | 5 Very good | 18 May 2023 |
| The Old Buttercross LE15 7US | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Cafe at Kings LE15 7WD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Cool Beans LE15 7FS | Mobile caterer | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hornbeam Crescent (4); On or near Mulberry Close (3); On or near Cornflower Crescent (3); On or near Blackberry Close (3); On or near Haybarn Close (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 12% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
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
- LE15 7UP: 12 addresses
Nearby streets
Alder Close · Cornflower Crescent · Bracken Close · Blackthorn Drive · Hornbeam Crescent · Blackberry Close · Primrose Close · Wheatfield Way · Haydock Avenue · Briar Close · Sandown Close · Goodwood Road
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.