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LE7 8BB

South Charnwood · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Melton and Syston
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE7 2BB 174 m
LE7 2BG 401 m
LE7 2PW 545 m
LE7 2PS 561 m
LE7 2PX 602 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE7 8BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 8
Latitude
52.685703
Longitude
-1.075085
British National Grid easting
462,619
British National Grid northing
310,178

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Charnwood · E07000130
Parish or community
E04012880
Westminster constituency
Melton and Syston · E14001357
Output area
E00130543
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 015C · E01025730
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 015 · E02005359

Postcode source versions

Explore LE7

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
32
Secondary
6
  1. The Merton Primary School

    Academy converter

    660 m
  2. Eastfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    893 m
  3. Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    945 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,178
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 434
  • Anti social behaviour 160
  • Shoplifting 146
  • Criminal damage and arson 115
  • Public order 80

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE COUNTY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82042

    1.7 km

  • THE JUBILEE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82078

    1.7 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    1.8 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    2.4 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    3.0 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    3.2 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    3.7 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HILLTOP SURGERY, 22 MAIDENWELL AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE5 1BL

    ODS code C82031

    3.7 km

  • ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTRE (JA WOOD)

    NETHERHALL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 1DR

    ODS code C82676

    4.3 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    4.6 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

    HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE, 150 WYCOMBE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 0PR

    ODS code C82033

    4.6 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Montague Avenue

    BCT · Syston

    757 m
  • Merton Avenue

    BCT · Syston

    814 m
  • Barkby Thorpe Lane

    BCT · Thurmaston

    846 m
  • Barkby Thorpe Lane

    BCT · Thurmaston

    866 m
  • Ruskin Ave

    BCT · Syston

    873 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 015C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,305 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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

48 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Merton Primary School is the nearest published school at 660 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,178 published events cover 12 months, averaging 98 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 434 events.

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