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LE15 8DR

Somerby · Melton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oakham
Ward
Somerby
Local authority
Melton
Constituency
Melton and Syston
Postcode district
LE15
Postcode sector
LE15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE15 8DP 667 m
LE15 8DT 912 m
LE15 8DS 1.5 km
LE15 8LW 1.9 km
LE15 8LX 1.9 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE15 8DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE15
Postcode sector
LE15 8
Latitude
52.650656
Longitude
-0.822311
British National Grid easting
479,769
British National Grid northing
306,529

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Melton · E07000133
Electoral ward
Somerby · E05005508
Parish or community
E04005530
Westminster constituency
Melton and Syston · E14001357
Output area
E00131481
Lower layer super output area
Melton 006B · E01025910
Middle layer super output area
Melton 006 · E02005396

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Woodside Cottage, 1, Knossington Road, Withcote, Oakham, LE15 8DR 7 September 2007 £312,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. The Grange Therapeutic School

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km

  2. Somerby Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

0 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
LE15 8 residents
6,140

Age bands in LE15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

830 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

520 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

1,167 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

1,910 residents

Age 65 and over
28.5%

1,765 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE15 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Main Street

    BCT · Knossington

    1.3 miles

  • Main Street

    BCT · Knossington

    1.3 miles

  • Owston Road

    BCT · Knossington

    1.3 miles

  • Owston Road

    BCT · Knossington

    1.3 miles

  • Whatborough Farm

    BCT · Halstead

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Melton 006B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,327 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Grange Therapeutic School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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