# LE12 9UW: area report for a postcode in Charnwood

LE12 9UW 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 9UW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) › [LE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12) › [LE12 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12-9)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 275% on July. Charnwood 005C: 119 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW
- **Loughborough, 7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW
- **No property in LE12 9UW 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=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Charnwood 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW
- **£273,945 average price**: For the whole of Charnwood, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE12 9UW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW
- **Low road and rail noise at LE12 9UW**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-winefrides-catholic-voluntary-academy-shepshed-leicestershire-e138299) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxley Primary School Shepshed](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxley-primary-school-shepshed-e119961) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bowman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowman-academy-e150787) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Botolph's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-botolphs-church-of-england-primary-school-e120159) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-school-e136754) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [Iveshead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/iveshead-school-e149271) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Newcroft Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newcroft-primary-academy-e143250) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £274,950 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £414,950 | Detached, new build, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2025 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2026 | £289,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2026 | £231,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FIELD STREET SURGERY (620 m)
- Pharmacies: NUMARK PHARMACY (620 m); SHEPSHED PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (620 m); CHARNWOOD DENTAL CENTRE (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Shepshed Supermarket (630 m, Asda); Tesco Shepshed Express (700 m, Tesco); Co-op Anson Road (810 m, Central England Co-operative)

## 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 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.4** (2025). Charnwood 005C has a deprivation score of 18.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,965th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £278,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Charnwood 005C was £278,750 in 2025. Joint 14,255th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,007** (2021). Charnwood 005C had 2,007 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,171st 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: 88.2%** (January 2026). In Charnwood 005C, 88.2% 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: 52.7737, -1.3001

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

## Your MP

- [Loughborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/loughborough): Dr Jeevun Sandher (Labour), 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=-1.3001,52.7737,LE129UW

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