LE12 5SA

The Wolds · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Loughborough
Postcode district
LE12
Postcode sector
LE12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE12 5BS 212 m
LE12 5TY 351 m
LE12 5TR 415 m
LE12 5AX 498 m
LE12 5AU 539 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE12 5SA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 February 2005
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE12
Postcode sector
LE12 5
Latitude
52.791192
Longitude
-1.125020
British National Grid easting
459,101
British National Grid northing
321,870

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Charnwood · E07000130
Electoral ward
The Wolds · E05014687
Parish or community
E04012889
Westminster constituency
Loughborough · E14001342
Output area
E00130698
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 008A · E01025760
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 008 · E02005352

Postcode source versions

Explore LE12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Wymeswold Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km
  3. Humphrey Perkins School

    Academy converter

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
41
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Other theft 7
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Public order 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE12 5 residents
8,139

Age bands in LE12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

1,102 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.7%

1,364 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

1,689 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,242 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,770 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARROW HEALTH CENTRE

    HEALTH CTR, 27 HIGH ST, BARROW-UPON-SOAR, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8PY

    ODS code C82062

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Burton-on-the-Wolds

    0.3 miles
  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Burton-on-the-Wolds

    0.3 miles
  • Sowters Lane

    BCT · Burton-on-the-Wolds

    0.4 miles
  • Sowters Lane

    BCT · Burton-on-the-Wolds

    0.4 miles
  • Greyhound Inn

    BCT · Burton-on-the-Wolds

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 008A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,527 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

41 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.