# LE4 8AT: area report for a postcode in Charnwood

LE4 8AT 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 LE4 8AT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) › [LE4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le4) › [LE4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 80% on July. Charnwood 021B: 88 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT
- **Syston, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT
- **No property in LE4 8AT 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=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Charnwood 021B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT
- **£273,945 average price**: For the whole of Charnwood, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE4 8AT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT
- **Low road and rail noise at LE4 8AT**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT
- **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=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Riverside Community Primary School Birstall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-community-primary-school-birstall-e140746) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Church Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-infant-school-e138929) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Church Hill Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-church-of-england-junior-school-e138930) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandfield Close Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandfield-close-primary-school-e120047) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herrick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herrick-primary-school-e120100) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-ellis-catholic-voluntary-academy-e149144) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [ALP Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alp-leicester-e139559) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Cedars Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cedars-academy-e140787) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £208,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £212,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| January 2026 | £267,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| July 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 410 m |
| December 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| February 2026 | £261,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| April 2026 | £257,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| May 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 480 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE (410 m); BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE (690 m)
- Pharmacies: PATTANI P (410 m); THURMASTON PHARMACY LTD (470 m); BIRSTALL PHARMACY (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Hks Fosseway (640 m, Spar); Co-op Wanlip Lane - Birstall (870 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Leicester North (920 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 021B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.1** (2025). Charnwood 021B has a deprivation score of 17.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,528th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Charnwood 021B was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 10,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,703** (2021). Charnwood 021B had 1,703 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,391st 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Charnwood 021B, 99.1% 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.

## LE4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £262,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE4 was £262,000 in 2025. Joint 849th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 109,251** (2021). LE4 had 109,251 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 5th 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: 7%** (2022). About 7% of people in LE4 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In LE4, 99.0% 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: 52.6758, -1.1060

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

## Your MP

- [Melton and Syston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melton-and-syston): Edward Argar (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=-1.1060,52.6758,LE48AT

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