LE7 1GU

Syston · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Syston
Local authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Melton and Syston
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE7 1HU 118 m
LE7 1LD 120 m
LE7 1HP 143 m
LE7 1GS 168 m
LE7 1HT 236 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE7 1GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 1
Latitude
52.699966
Longitude
-1.081488
British National Grid easting
462,166
British National Grid northing
311,759

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Charnwood · E07000130
Electoral ward
Syston · E05014686
Parish or community
E04005390
Westminster constituency
Melton and Syston · E14001357
Output area
E00130680
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 017A · E01025756
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 017 · E02005361

Postcode source versions

Explore LE7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    548 m
  2. Wreake Valley Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. The Merton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
920
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 381
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Shoplifting 82
  • Public order 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE7 1 residents
5,336

Age bands in LE7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

865 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

526 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

1,419 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,633 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

1,191 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
20%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
20%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • THE COUNTY PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, MELTON ROAD, SYSTON, LEICESTER, LE7 2EQ

    ODS code C82042

    830 m

  • THE JUBILEE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SYSTON HEALTH CENTRE, 1330 MELTON ROAD, SYSTON, LEICESTER, LE7 2EQ

    ODS code C82078

    830 m

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    3.1 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    573A MELTON ROAD, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8EA

    ODS code C82678

    3.4 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    3.5 km

  • DR MK LAKHANI'S PRACTICE

    HIGHGATE SURGERY, 5 STORER CLOSE, SILEBY, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7UD

    ODS code C82644

    3.8 km

  • THE BANKS SURGERY

    9 THE BANKS, SILEBY, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7RD

    ODS code C82600

    3.8 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    3.8 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

    RUSHEY MEAD HEALTH CENTRE, 8 LOCKERBIE WALK, LEICESTER, LE4 7ZX

    ODS code C82680

    4.4 km

  • CHARNWOOD SURGERY

    39 LINKFIELD ROAD, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7DJ

    ODS code C82097

    4.4 km

  • ALPINE HOUSE SURGERY

    86 ROTHLEY ROAD, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7JU

    ODS code C82095

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Half Croft

    BCT · Syston

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Street

    BCT · Syston

    0.1 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Syston

    0.2 miles
  • Brook Street

    BCT · Syston

    0.2 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Syston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 017A, 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

17,479 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

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
2
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

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 548 m.

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

Recorded crime

920 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 381 events.

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