# LE7 3WQ: area report for a postcode in Charnwood

LE7 3WQ 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 3WQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) › [LE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7) › [LE7 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7-3)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Charnwood 015B: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ
- **Syston, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ
- **1 of 46 properties in LE7 3WQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 4 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Charnwood 015B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ
- **£273,945 average price**: For the whole of Charnwood, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ
- **97.4% can get gigabit broadband at LE7 3WQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LE7 3WQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ
- **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=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Broomfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broomfield-community-primary-school-e138805) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michael-and-all-angels-church-of-england-primary-school-e138902) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [Queniborough Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queniborough-church-of-england-primary-school-e138931) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wreake Valley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wreake-valley-academy-e137983) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2023 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2024 | £229,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £277,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: YOUR PHARMACY (290 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Leicester East Goscote (300 m, Morrisons)

## 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 015B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.8** (2025). Charnwood 015B has a deprivation score of 5.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £308,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Charnwood 015B was £308,000 in 2025. Joint 14,923rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,577** (2021). Charnwood 015B had 1,577 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,333rd 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In Charnwood 015B, 97.0% 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: 52.7172, -1.0522

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=-1.0522,52.7172,LE73WQ

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