Barrow upon Soar

Barrow upon Soar is covered by postcode district LE12. It is in the Charnwood council area, Leicestershire.

Typical price £280,000 Homes sold in Barrow upon Soar, last 12 months. ▼ 6.7% on the year before Gigabit broadband 99 of 138 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 18 of 138 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 34 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 2 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Barrow upon Soar, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Barrow upon Soar, by flood risk Of the 138 postcodes in Barrow upon Soar that ONS places, 9 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at low risk at worst, 5 are at very low risk only and 120 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Barrow upon Soar. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A6 LE12 8AX: not on the flood risk listLE12 8BF: not on the flood risk listLE12 8BT: not on the flood risk listLE12 8FB: not on the flood risk listLE12 8FD: not on the flood risk listLE12 8FS: not on the flood risk listLE12 8FX: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GD: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GF: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GG: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GL: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GN: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GP: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GQ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GR: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GS: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GT: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GW: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GX: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GY: not on the flood risk listLE12 8GZ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8HH: not on the flood risk listLE12 8HP: not on the flood risk listLE12 8HS: not on the flood risk listLE12 8HW: not on the flood risk listLE12 8HZ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8JB: not on the flood risk listLE12 8JQ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8JS: not on the flood risk listLE12 8JU: not on the flood risk listLE12 8JW: not on the flood risk listLE12 8JY: not on the flood risk listLE12 8JZ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8LA: not on the flood risk listLE12 8LE: not on the flood risk listLE12 8LF: not on the flood risk listLE12 8LG: not on the flood risk listLE12 8LJ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8LP: not on the flood risk listLE12 8LS: not on the flood risk listLE12 8LX: not on the flood risk listLE12 8LY: not on the flood risk listLE12 8LZ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NA: not on the flood risk listLE12 8ND: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NE: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NH: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NL: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NP: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NQ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NR: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NS: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NT: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NU: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NW: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NX: not on the flood risk listLE12 8NZ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PA: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PB: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PG: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PH: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PJ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PL: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PP: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PQ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PR: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PS: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PT: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PU: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PX: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PY: not on the flood risk listLE12 8PZ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8QA: not on the flood risk listLE12 8QD: not on the flood risk listLE12 8QE: not on the flood risk listLE12 8QG: not on the flood risk listLE12 8QH: not on the flood risk listLE12 8QJ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8QN: not on the flood risk listLE12 8QQ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8QR: not on the flood risk listLE12 8QS: not on the flood risk listLE12 8QW: not on the flood risk listLE12 8SJ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8SL: not on the flood risk listLE12 8SN: not on the flood risk listLE12 8SW: not on the flood risk listLE12 8UB: not on the flood risk listLE12 8UH: not on the flood risk listLE12 8US: not on the flood risk listLE12 8WA: not on the flood risk listLE12 8WG: not on the flood risk listLE12 8WN: not on the flood risk listLE12 8WP: not on the flood risk listLE12 8WR: not on the flood risk listLE12 8WU: not on the flood risk listLE12 8WW: not on the flood risk listLE12 8WY: not on the flood risk listLE12 8XB: not on the flood risk listLE12 8XE: not on the flood risk listLE12 8XL: not on the flood risk listLE12 8XN: not on the flood risk listLE12 8XU: not on the flood risk listLE12 8XY: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YA: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YB: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YD: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YF: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YG: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YH: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YJ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YL: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YQ: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YT: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YU: not on the flood risk listLE12 8YY: not on the flood risk listLE12 8ZD: not on the flood risk listLE12 8ZF: not on the flood risk listLE12 8ZT: not on the flood risk listLE12 8ZU: not on the flood risk listLE12 8AS: very low flood risk onlyLE12 8LN: very low flood risk onlyLE12 8LW: very low flood risk onlyLE12 8NJ: very low flood risk onlyLE12 8NN: very low flood risk onlyLE12 8AN: low flood risk at worstLE12 8LD: low flood risk at worstLE12 8PD: low flood risk at worstLE12 8PW: low flood risk at worstLE12 8JP: high flood riskLE12 8LH: high flood riskLE12 8LL: high flood riskLE12 8LQ: high flood riskLE12 8LR: high flood riskLE12 8LT: high flood riskLE12 8NB: high flood riskLE12 8PN: high flood riskLE12 8QL: high flood risk Barrow upon Soar Map of every postcode in Barrow upon Soar, by flood risk Of the 138 postcodes in Barrow upon Soar that ONS places, 9 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at low risk at worst, 5 are at very low risk only and 120 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Barrow upon Soar. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A6 Barrow upon Soar
  • A home or business at high risk: 9
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 4
  • At very low risk only: 5
  • Not on the at-risk list: 120

Of the 138 postcodes in Barrow upon Soar that ONS places, 9 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at low risk at worst, 5 are at very low risk only and 120 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.7532, longitude -1.1449. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

LE12 8LH13 at high riskLE12 8PN4 at high riskLE12 8LQ4 at high riskLE12 8NB3 at high riskLE12 8QL2 at high riskLE12 8LR1 at high riskLE12 8JP1 at high riskLE12 8LL1 at high riskLE12 8LT1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Barrow upon Soar?

Homes sold for a typical £280,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 6.7% on the 12 months before. At 99 of the 138 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 34 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 18 of its 138 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Barrow upon Soar, 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Barrow upon Soar?

Homes in Barrow upon Soar sold for a typical £280,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 90 sales, down 6.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£280,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£300,000
12 months to August 2026
£280,000

▼ down 6.7% on the 12 months before

Detached£372,500 27 sales
Semi-detached£280,000 33 sales
Terraced£240,000 28 sales
Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Across the whole LE12 district, Barrow upon Soar's main postcode district: a typical £280,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Barrow upon Soar: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Barrow upon Soar?

6 of the 138 postcodes now in use in Barrow upon Soar came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 3 of the 113 homes sold in Barrow upon Soar were newly built (3%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LE12 district, 18%.

The newest postcodes

LE12 8YHsince December 2023LE12 8WYsince November 2023LE12 8ZDsince July 2022LE12 8YYsince November 2021LE12 8ZTsince April 2021LE12 8YTsince September 2020

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Barrow upon SoarAcross the LE12 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 90 (0%) 38 of 964 (4%)
The 12 months to August 2025 3 of 113 (3%) 247 of 1,347 (18%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Barrow upon Soar?

Ofcom reports on 138 of the 138 postcodes in Barrow upon Soar. At 99 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit99 of 138
Postcodes where every home can get superfast135 of 138

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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

Is Barrow upon Soar at risk of flooding?

18 of the 138 postcodes in Barrow upon Soar have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 34 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 18 of 138 postcodes High: 30Medium: 4Low: 28Very low: 44

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, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and 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

Which schools are in Barrow upon Soar?

The open schools at the postcodes in Barrow upon Soar. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Barrow upon Soar?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Barrow upon Soar is Barrow upon Soar Rail Station, 450 m away in a straight line.

  • Barrow upon Soar Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Sileby Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Barrow upon Soar?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Barrow upon Soar. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Barrow upon Soar safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 473 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Barrow upon Soar over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 27 September 2025
  2. 46 October 2025
  3. 33 November 2025
  4. 29 December 2025
  5. 40 January 2026
  6. 51 February 2026
  7. 56 March 2026
  8. 39 April 2026
  9. 45 May 2026
  10. 27 June 2026
  11. 38 July 2026
  12. 42 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences170 reports
Anti-social behaviour79 reports
Criminal damage and arson55 reports
Public order36 reports
Burglary33 reports
Other theft31 reports
Vehicle crime28 reports
Shoplifting20 reports

Also: drugs 9, other crime 7, possession of weapons 3, robbery 2.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Barrow upon Soar?

District, borough or city council
Charnwood
County council
Leicestershire
Parliamentary constituency
Loughborough
Police force area
Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
MP
Dr Jeevun Sandher (Labour)

All 138 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Barrow upon Soar postcodes

138 postcodes in use in Barrow upon Soar, by district:

LE12 postcode district,138 postcodes

That district is in the LE postcode area.

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Places near Barrow upon Soar

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Barrow upon Soar's £280,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Quorndon2.1 km, £375,000Sileby3.6 km, £244,500Mountsorrel3.7 km, £270,000Loughborough5.1 km, £235,000East Goscote7.5 km, £305,500Syston7.8 km, £277,500Birstall8.2 km, £298,000Queniborough8.4 km, £303,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Barrow upon Soar

What is it like to live in Barrow upon Soar?
Homes sold for a typical £280,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 6.7% on the 12 months before. At 99 of the 138 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 34 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 18 of its 138 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Barrow upon Soar, 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Barrow upon Soar?
Barrow upon Soar is covered by postcode district LE12, across 138 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Barrow upon Soar in?
Barrow upon Soar is in the Charnwood council area, and Leicestershire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Barrow upon Soar?
Barrow upon Soar is in the Loughborough parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Jeevun Sandher (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Barrow upon Soar?
Homes in Barrow upon Soar sold for a typical £280,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 90 sales, down 6.7% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Barrow upon Soar?
In Barrow upon Soar, primary schools at its postcodes include Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Humphrey Perkins School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Barrow upon Soar have a railway station?
Yes: Barrow upon Soar is 450 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Barrow upon Soar, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Barrow upon Soar?
Ofcom reports on 138 of the 138 postcodes in Barrow upon Soar. At 99 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Barrow upon Soar at risk of flooding?
18 of the 138 postcodes in Barrow upon Soar have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 34 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Barrow upon Soar?
6 of the 138 postcodes now in use in Barrow upon Soar came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 3 of the 113 homes sold in Barrow upon Soar were newly built (3%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LE12 district, 18%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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