Charnwood Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Charnwood?

Across Charnwood, 94% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 89% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Charnwood?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,406 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Charnwood are at risk of flooding?

Across Charnwood, the Environment Agency puts 3,508 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 641 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Charnwood the Environment Agency counts 2,573 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.5% of all its properties), 3,259 at medium risk (3.1%) and 11,276 at low risk (10.8%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Leicestershire

Charnwood has two councils. The county council, Leicestershire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemleicestershire.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placeleicestershire.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentsleicestershire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Charnwood

• LE4 postcode district528 of its 1,864 postcodes in use are in Charnwood.
• LE5 postcode district16 of its 1,469 postcodes in use are in Charnwood.
• LE6 postcode district18 of its 258 postcodes in use are in Charnwood.
• LE7 postcode district874 of its 1,241 postcodes in use are in Charnwood.
• LE11 postcode districtAll 1,211 of its postcodes in use are in Charnwood.
• LE12 postcode district1,228 of its 1,606 postcodes in use are in Charnwood.
• LE14 postcode district3 of its 688 postcodes in use are in Charnwood.
• LE67 postcode district12 of its 1,562 postcodes in use are in Charnwood.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode area

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Charnwood.