LE12 postcode area guide — Charnwood
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LE12 postcode district in Charnwood — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LE12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
53.3%
Gigabit-capable
50.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the LE12 postcode district (Charnwood) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,549 postcodes Ofcom measures in LE12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 50.5%.
Around 0.2% of premises in LE12 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 LE12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LE12 5AA | 100% | 0% |
| LE12 5AB | 100% | 7.7% |
| LE12 5AD | 100% | 0% |
| LE12 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| LE12 5AF | 100% | 16.7% |
| LE12 5AG | 100% | 0% |
| LE12 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| LE12 5AJ | 100% | 0% |
| LE12 5AL | 97.7% | 0% |
| LE12 5AN | 100% | 0% |
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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 LE12
Police recorded 378 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LE12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 114 | 30.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 66 | 17.5% |
| Shoplifting | 51 | 13.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 43 | 11.4% |
| Public order | 37 | 9.8% |
| Other theft | 18 | 4.8% |
| Burglary | 13 | 3.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 12 | 3.2% |
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 LE12
Based on 887 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LE12 is £275,500, down 0.9% on the previous year (£278,000).
Detached
£420,000
342 sales
Semi-detached
£257,000
313 sales
Terraced
£217,500
171 sales
Flat / maisonette
£132,000
39 sales
Latest recorded sales in LE12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £780,000 | Detached | Westley Close | LE12 8WL |
| 18 May 2026 | £237,000 | Detached | Goldcrest Road | LE12 9FY |
| 15 May 2026 | £203,000 | Terraced | Nelson Close | LE12 9TH |
| 15 May 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | Fort Road | LE12 7HB |
| 15 May 2026 | £470,000 | Detached | Belton Street | LE12 9AA |
| 13 May 2026 | £253,000 | Semi-detached | Halstead Road | LE12 7HF |
| 11 May 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Homefield Road | LE12 7TG |
| 8 May 2026 | £262,000 | Semi-detached | Anning Crescent | LE12 6AW |
| 8 May 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | Sweet Leys Drive | LE12 6QX |
| 8 May 2026 | £207,500 | Semi-detached | Melody Drive | LE12 7UT |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 LE12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawlins | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,455 | LE12 8DY |
| East Leake Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,118 | LE12 6QN |
| Iveshead School | Secondary | 11–19 | 985 | LE12 9DB |
| Humphrey Perkins School | Secondary | 11–16 | 863 | LE12 8JU |
| Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 571 | LE12 8HP |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 497 | LE12 8HQ |
| Newcroft Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 442 | LE12 9DU |
| Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 411 | LE12 6QN |
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 LE12
393 rated food businesses operate in LE12. 299 hold the top rating of 5, 47 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Box of Joy, A Space to Meet, Abbeyfield Society Quorn, Acorn Close Care Centre, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LE12
From a sample of 204 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LE12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
16%
Band C
22%
Band D
40%
Band E
16%
Band F
5%
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 LE12 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.