LE7 7HQ

Forest Bradgate · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE7 7HS 708 m
LE12 8TP 816 m
LE7 7GB 823 m
LE12 8JL 996 m
LE6 0HE 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE7 7HQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 7
Latitude
52.698386
Longitude
-1.199785
British National Grid easting
454,174
British National Grid northing
311,488

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Charnwood · E07000130
Parish or community
E04012888
Westminster constituency
Mid Leicestershire · E14001364
Output area
E00130341
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 016A · E01025687
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 016 · E02005360

Postcode source versions

Explore LE7

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little Paddocks, Roecliffe Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7HQ 14 December 2018 £1,350,000
Little Paddocks, Roecliffe Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7HQ 5 January 2010 £585,000
Figtree Cottage, Roecliffe Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7HQ 5 April 2002 £172,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
16
Secondary
2
  1. Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km
  2. The Martin High School Anstey

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  3. Woolden Hill Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
LE7 7 residents
15,691

Age bands in LE7 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,804 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

1,403 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

4,058 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

4,152 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

3,279 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE7 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
16.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
16.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
16.7%
Gigabit-capable
16.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
16.7%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

4

within 5 km

  • THE ANSTEY SURGERY

    21A THE NOOK, ANSTEY, LEICESTER, LE7 7AZ

    ODS code C82032

    3.0 km

  • DR SJC CLAY'S PRACTICE

    37 MAIN STREET, WOODHOUSE EAVES, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8RY

    ODS code Y00252

    3.3 km

  • GROBY SURGERY

    26 ROOKERY LANE, GROBY, LEICESTER, LE6 0GL

    ODS code C82628

    4.4 km

  • THE GLENFIELD SURGERY

    111 STATION ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8GS

    ODS code C82056

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lodge Lane

    BCT · Cropston

    0.4 miles
  • Causeway Lane

    BCT · Cropston

    0.8 miles
  • Causeway Lane

    BCT · Cropston

    0.8 miles
  • Bradgate Arms

    BCT · Cropston

    0.8 miles
  • Roecliffe Manor

    BCT · Woodhouse Eaves

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 016A, 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

26,948 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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