# LE12 8RZ: area report for a postcode in Charnwood

LE12 8RZ is a postcode in Charnwood.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Charnwood. Open the map at LE12 8RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) › [LE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12) › [LE12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Charnwood 016A: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ
- **Barrow-Upon-Soar, 5.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ
- **No property in LE12 8RZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Charnwood 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ
- **£273,945 average price**: For the whole of Charnwood, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE12 8RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at LE12 8RZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodhouse-eaves-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e150642) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023, before the school changed | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maplewell Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maplewell-hall-school-e120348) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2023 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2023 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £599,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| February 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| August 2024 | £750,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DR SJC CLAY'S PRACTICE (70 m)
- Pharmacies: OAKWOOD PHARMACY (10 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Charnwood Forest (330 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £273,945** (July 2026). Charnwood’s average house price was £273,945 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,078** (2025). Full-time workers living in Charnwood earned a median of £38,078 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 162nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.2×** (2025). A home in Charnwood costs 7.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 171st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Charnwood has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 69th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Charnwood 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.4** (2025). Charnwood 016A has a deprivation score of 8.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £525,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Charnwood 016A was £525,000 in 2025. Joint 4,095th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,623** (2021). Charnwood 016A had 1,623 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,986th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 39.4%** (January 2026). In Charnwood 016A, 39.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LE12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE12 was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 1,065th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 69,349** (2021). LE12 had 69,349 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 45th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 56%** (2022). About 56% of people in LE12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.7%** (January 2026). In LE12, 86.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood)
- Centre: 52.7259, -1.2160

Council: [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mid Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-leicestershire): Mr Peter Bedford (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.2160,52.7259,LE128RZ

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