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

LE4 8NJ 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 8NJ 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

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 80% on July. Charnwood 021C: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ
- **Syston, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ
- **No property in LE4 8NJ 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=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Charnwood 021C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ
- **£273,945 average price**: For the whole of Charnwood, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE4 8NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ
- **Low road and rail noise at LE4 8NJ**: Road 54 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ
- **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=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Church Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-infant-school-e138929) | Primary | 430 m (5 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 | 430 m (5 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 | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eastfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastfield-primary-school-e138806) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023 | 51% 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herrick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herrick-primary-school-e120100) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Roundhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-roundhill-academy-e138079) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Soar Valley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/soar-valley-college-e148877) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £286,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £246,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2023 | £263,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (110 m); THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE (890 m)
- Pharmacies: SILVERDALE PHARMACY (190 m); THURMASTON PHARMACY LTD (790 m); PATTANI P (890 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Leicester Humberstone Express (860 m, Tesco)

## 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 021C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.3** (2025). Charnwood 021C has a deprivation score of 10.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,083rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £272,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Charnwood 021C was £272,500 in 2025. Joint 13,647th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,402** (2021). Charnwood 021C had 1,402 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,282nd least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Charnwood 021C, 100.0% 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.

## 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: 52.6733, -1.0906

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=-1.0906,52.6733,LE48NJ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le4-8nj.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le4-8nj