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

LE7 1YR 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 1YR 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

- **Syston, 680 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0920,52.6961,LE71YR
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0920,52.6961,LE71YR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0920,52.6961,LE71YR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0920,52.6961,LE71YR
- **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=-1.0920,52.6961,LE71YR
- **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=-1.0920,52.6961,LE71YR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Roundhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-roundhill-academy-e138079) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-ellis-catholic-voluntary-academy-e149144) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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) |
| [The Merton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-merton-primary-school-e138818) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eastfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastfield-primary-school-e138806) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023 | 51% 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £202,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £287,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £204,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Syston (680 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (890 m); 1126 MELTON ROAD [DENTAL SURGERY] (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Syston Service Station (360 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,351** (August 2026). Charnwood’s average house price was £270,351 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.1×** (2025). A home in Charnwood costs 7.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.1** (2025). Charnwood 017C has a deprivation score of 4.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Charnwood 017C was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 13,409th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,706** (2021). Charnwood 017C had 1,706 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,269th 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In Charnwood 017C, 95.5% 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: 52.6961, -1.0920

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

- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [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=-1.0920,52.6961,LE71YR

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