LE11 postcode area guide — Charnwood
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LE11 postcode district in Charnwood — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LE11
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.3%
Gigabit-capable
90.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the LE11 postcode district (Charnwood) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,128 postcodes Ofcom measures in LE11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.2%.
Around 0.1% of premises in LE11 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in LE11
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LE11 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| LE11 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| LE11 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| LE11 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| LE11 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| LE11 1AH | 100% | 97.1% |
| LE11 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| LE11 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| LE11 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| LE11 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Charnwood
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Charnwood district (82,272 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
92.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
63.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
95.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LE11
Police recorded 477 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LE11 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 127 | 26.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 | 17.0% |
| Shoplifting | 70 | 14.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 57 | 11.9% |
| Public order | 44 | 9.2% |
| Other theft | 26 | 5.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 20 | 4.2% |
| Burglary | 16 | 3.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in LE11
Based on 558 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LE11 is £240,000, up 3.4% on the previous year (£232,000).
Detached
£347,500
141 sales
Semi-detached
£239,950
181 sales
Terraced
£188,500
145 sales
Flat / maisonette
£143,480
67 sales
Latest recorded sales in LE11
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £145,000 | Flat | Field Farm Close | LE11 3QG |
| 18 May 2026 | £115,000 | Flat | Carnation Road | LE11 2UU |
| 8 May 2026 | £278,000 | Semi-detached | Knightthorpe Road | LE11 5JR |
| 8 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Wren Close | LE11 3HL |
| 7 May 2026 | £143,480 | Flat | Queen Street | LE11 1AG |
| 1 May 2026 | £95,000 | Flat | William Street | LE11 3BZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £182,500 | Terraced | Sharpley Road | LE11 4PN |
| 1 May 2026 | £247,000 | Terraced | Highland Drive | LE11 2HT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £198,000 | Terraced | Wolsey Way | LE11 1PR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £156,000 | Terraced | Bishop Street | LE11 1DR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Charnwood demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Charnwood district (183,971 residents, 73,785 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.8% |
| 15–29 | 27.5% |
| 30–44 | 18.1% |
| 45–64 | 18.8% |
| 65+ | 18.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 69.8% |
| Private rented | 17.5% |
| Social rented | 5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LE11
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,376 | LE11 4SQ |
| Woodbrook Vale School | Secondary | 11–16 | 839 | LE11 2ST |
| Loughborough Grammar School | Not applicable | 10–19 | 783 | LE11 2DU |
| Charnwood College | Secondary | 11–18 | 664 | LE11 4SQ |
| Limehurst Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 656 | LE11 1NH |
| Loughborough High School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 564 | LE11 2DU |
| Mountfields Lodge School | Primary | 4–11 | 468 | LE11 3GE |
| Rendell Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 436 | LE11 1LL |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in LE11
477 rated food businesses operate in LE11. 326 hold the top rating of 5, 63 are rated 4, and 15 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Perfect Blend, Access Armstrong Building, Alan Moss Stores, Aldi, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LE11
From a sample of 162 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 LE11 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
31%
Band D
48%
Band E
14%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Charnwood
Landlines around LE11 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.