DE12 7RY postcode in Oakthorpe, Leicestershire

DE12 7RY is a postcode in Oakthorpe, in the Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe ward of North West Leicestershire. It is in the Hinckley and Bosworth parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since February 2022.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 84% of homes and businesses can get it. North West Leicestershire: 90% Typical price £249,950 Homes sold in DE12 7, last 12 months. ▼ 3.9% on the year before Nearest station Polesworth 11.4 km in a straight line

Where DE12 7RY is, and what is near it

Map of DE12 7RY and what is near it Map of DE12 7RY: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the DE12 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DE12 7AY: also in DE12 7DE12 7AZ: also in DE12 7DE12 7BA: also in DE12 7DE12 7DS: also in DE12 7DE12 7DT: also in DE12 7DE12 7DW: also in DE12 7DE12 7DY: also in DE12 7DE12 7DZ: also in DE12 7DE12 7EB: also in DE12 7DE12 7ED: also in DE12 7DE12 7FD: also in DE12 7DE12 7FE: also in DE12 7DE12 7FG: also in DE12 7DE12 7FN: also in DE12 7DE12 7FP: also in DE12 7DE12 7FQ: also in DE12 7DE12 7FR: also in DE12 7DE12 7FS: also in DE12 7DE12 7GF: also in DE12 7DE12 7GG: also in DE12 7DE12 7GQ: also in DE12 7DE12 7GU: also in DE12 7DE12 7GW: also in DE12 7DE12 7GX: also in DE12 7DE12 7GZ: also in DE12 7DE12 7HB: also in DE12 7DE12 7HP: also in DE12 7DE12 7HR: also in DE12 7DE12 7HT: also in DE12 7DE12 7HU: also in DE12 7DE12 7HW: also in DE12 7DE12 7HX: also in DE12 7DE12 7HZ: also in DE12 7DE12 7JA: also in DE12 7DE12 7JB: also in DE12 7DE12 7JD: also in DE12 7DE12 7JE: also in DE12 7DE12 7JG: also in DE12 7DE12 7JH: also in DE12 7DE12 7JJ: also in DE12 7DE12 7JL: also in DE12 7DE12 7JN: also in DE12 7DE12 7JP: also in DE12 7DE12 7JR: also in DE12 7DE12 7JU: also in DE12 7DE12 7JX: also in DE12 7DE12 7JY: also in DE12 7DE12 7JZ: also in DE12 7DE12 7LA: also in DE12 7DE12 7LE: also in DE12 7DE12 7LF: also in DE12 7DE12 7LG: also in DE12 7DE12 7LH: also in DE12 7DE12 7LJ: also in DE12 7DE12 7LP: also in DE12 7DE12 7LQ: also in DE12 7DE12 7LR: also in DE12 7DE12 7LS: also in DE12 7DE12 7LT: also in DE12 7DE12 7LU: also in DE12 7DE12 7LW: also in DE12 7DE12 7LX: also in DE12 7DE12 7LY: also in DE12 7DE12 7LZ: also in DE12 7DE12 7NB: also in DE12 7DE12 7ND: also in DE12 7DE12 7NE: also in DE12 7DE12 7NF: also in DE12 7DE12 7NG: also in DE12 7DE12 7NH: also in DE12 7DE12 7NJ: also in DE12 7DE12 7NL: also in DE12 7DE12 7NN: also in DE12 7DE12 7NP: also in DE12 7DE12 7NQ: also in DE12 7DE12 7NW: also in DE12 7DE12 7NY: also in DE12 7DE12 7NZ: also in DE12 7DE12 7PA: also in DE12 7DE12 7PB: also in DE12 7DE12 7PD: also in DE12 7DE12 7PE: also in DE12 7DE12 7PG: also in DE12 7DE12 7PH: also in DE12 7DE12 7PJ: also in DE12 7DE12 7PN: also in DE12 7DE12 7PQ: also in DE12 7DE12 7PR: also in DE12 7DE12 7PS: also in DE12 7DE12 7PT: also in DE12 7DE12 7PU: also in DE12 7DE12 7PX: also in DE12 7DE12 7PY: also in DE12 7DE12 7PZ: also in DE12 7DE12 7QA: also in DE12 7DE12 7QB: also in DE12 7DE12 7QD: also in DE12 7DE12 7QE: also in DE12 7DE12 7QF: also in DE12 7DE12 7QG: also in DE12 7DE12 7QH: also in DE12 7DE12 7QJ: also in DE12 7DE12 7QL: also in DE12 7DE12 7QN: also in DE12 7DE12 7QQ: also in DE12 7DE12 7QR: also in DE12 7DE12 7QS: also in DE12 7DE12 7QT: also in DE12 7DE12 7QU: also in DE12 7DE12 7QW: also in DE12 7DE12 7QX: also in DE12 7DE12 7QY: also in DE12 7DE12 7QZ: also in DE12 7DE12 7RA: also in DE12 7DE12 7RB: also in DE12 7DE12 7RD: also in DE12 7DE12 7RE: also in DE12 7DE12 7RF: also in DE12 7DE12 7RG: also in DE12 7DE12 7RH: also in DE12 7DE12 7RJ: also in DE12 7DE12 7RL: also in DE12 7DE12 7RN: also in DE12 7DE12 7RP: also in DE12 7DE12 7RQ: also in DE12 7DE12 7RR: also in DE12 7DE12 7RS: also in DE12 7DE12 7RT: also in DE12 7DE12 7RU: also in DE12 7DE12 7RW: also in DE12 7DE12 7RX: also in DE12 7DE12 7RZ: also in DE12 7DE12 7SA: also in DE12 7DE12 7SB: also in DE12 7DE12 7SD: also in DE12 7DE12 7SE: also in DE12 7 Castle Medical Group 4.8 km2 places, 6.3–12.9 kmPolesworth station 11.4 kmMeasham North DE12 7RY Map of DE12 7RY and what is near it Map of DE12 7RY: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the DE12 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Measham North DE12 7RY
  • DE12 7RY
  • Other postcodes in DE12 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.7141, longitude -1.5239)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DE12 7RY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DE12 7RY?

Every home and business at DE12 7RY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 84% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)84% can get it

North West Leicestershire: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

North West Leicestershire: 98%

The line marks the figure across North West Leicestershire.

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

When are the bins collected at DE12 7RY?

North West Leicestershire District Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DE12 7RY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DE12 7RY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across North West Leicestershire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DE12 7RY: 1,244 properties in North West Leicestershire are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for North West Leicestershire

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of DE12 7RY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DE12 7RY?

Homes in DE12 7 sold for a typical £249,950 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 117 sales, down 3.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£249,950 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£260,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £360,000 53 sales
  • Semi-detached £225,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £163,750 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DE12 district: a typical £249,650 from 238 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in DE12 7RY

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in DE12 7RY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 July 2025. The middle sale was £545,000, from £325,000 to £590,000. Across DE12 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £249,950. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near DE12 7RY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around DE12 7RY. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (24%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DE12 7RY

Band D in North West Leicestershire for 2026‑27: £2,418. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,612 (band A) to £4,030 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,612.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 210 (30%)£1,612
Band Babout 110 (16%)£1,881
Band Cabout 120 (17%)£2,150
Band Dabout 50 (7%)£2,418
Band Eabout 150 (22%)£2,956
Band Fabout 40 (6%)£3,493
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,030
Band Hfewer than 5£4,836

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 24% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for North West Leicestershire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DE12 7RY is in (ONS area E01025954), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DE12 7RY?

The nearest open schools to DE12 7RY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DE12 7RY, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to DE12 7RY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DE12 7RY is Polesworth Rail Station, 11.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Polesworth Rail Station Railway station 11.4 kmDrive
  • Burton-on-Trent Rail Station Railway station 12.9 kmDrive

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bon Croft Gardens, 79 m away.

More stations near DE12 7RY, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near DE12 7RY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DE12 7RY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DE12 7RY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DE12 7RY on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DE12 7RY?

The nearest to the centre of DE12 7RY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DE12 7RY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DE12 7RY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DE12 7RY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DE12 7RY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DE12 7RY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DE12 7RY?

The nearest vets to the centre of DE12 7RY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DE12 7RY in a conservation area?

The centre of DE12 7RY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DE12 7RY?

Police.uk records 42 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DE12 7RY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences17 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Burglary3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Other theft3 reports

Also: public order 2, shoplifting 2, drugs 2, theft from the person 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for DE12 7RY

Ward
Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe
Parish
Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Oakthorpe
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
February 2022

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

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DE12 7FS50 mDE12 7FP70 mDE12 7RB90 mDE12 7RA120 mDE12 7QS140 mDE12 7QN150 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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