# LE7 1YJ: area report for a postcode in Charnwood

LE7 1YJ 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 LE7 1YJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) › [LE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7) › [LE7 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7-1)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Charnwood 017B: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ
- **Syston, 840 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ
- **1 of 55 properties in LE7 1YJ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 14 at medium risk, 37 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Charnwood 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ
- **£273,945 average price**: For the whole of Charnwood, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE7 1YJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LE7 1YJ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ
- **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=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Roundhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-roundhill-academy-e138079) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-church-of-england-academy-e139349) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Merton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-merton-primary-school-e138818) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wreake Valley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wreake-valley-academy-e137983) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £203,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £204,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £276,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £202,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Syston (840 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Syston Service Station (550 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.9** (2025). Charnwood 017B has a deprivation score of 9.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,616th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Charnwood 017B was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,328** (2021). Charnwood 017B had 1,328 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,449th 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 017B, 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.

## LE7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £329,982** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE7 was £329,982 in 2025. 913th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,655** (2021). LE7 had 51,655 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 178th 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: 30%** (2022). About 30% of people in LE7 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: 88.7%** (January 2026). In LE7, 88.7% 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: 52.6978, -1.0934

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=-1.0934,52.6978,LE71YJ

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