LE12 8PP postcode in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire

LE12 8PP is a postcode in Barrow upon Soar, in the Barrow upon Soar ward of Charnwood. It is in the Loughborough parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 33% of homes and businesses can get it. Charnwood: 94% Typical price £325,000 Homes sold in LE12 8, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Barrow upon Soar 500 m in a straight line

Where LE12 8PP is, and what is near it

Map of LE12 8PP and what is near it Map of LE12 8PP: its centre point, with the 380 other postcodes in the LE12 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE12 8AN: also in LE12 8LE12 8AS: also in LE12 8LE12 8AX: also in LE12 8LE12 8BF: also in LE12 8LE12 8BT: also in LE12 8LE12 8FB: also in LE12 8LE12 8FD: also in LE12 8LE12 8FS: also in LE12 8LE12 8GT: also in LE12 8LE12 8GW: also in LE12 8LE12 8GX: also in LE12 8LE12 8GZ: also in LE12 8LE12 8HH: also in LE12 8LE12 8HP: also in LE12 8LE12 8HS: also in LE12 8LE12 8HW: also in LE12 8LE12 8HZ: also in LE12 8LE12 8JB: also in LE12 8LE12 8JP: also in LE12 8LE12 8JQ: also in LE12 8LE12 8JS: also in LE12 8LE12 8JU: also in LE12 8LE12 8JW: also in LE12 8LE12 8JY: also in LE12 8LE12 8JZ: also in LE12 8LE12 8LY: also in LE12 8LE12 8LZ: also in LE12 8LE12 8ND: also in LE12 8LE12 8NE: also in LE12 8LE12 8NH: also in LE12 8LE12 8NJ: also in LE12 8LE12 8NL: also in LE12 8LE12 8NN: also in LE12 8LE12 8NP: also in LE12 8LE12 8NQ: also in LE12 8LE12 8NR: also in LE12 8LE12 8NS: also in LE12 8LE12 8NT: also in LE12 8LE12 8NU: also in LE12 8LE12 8NW: also in LE12 8LE12 8NX: also in LE12 8LE12 8NZ: also in LE12 8LE12 8PA: also in LE12 8LE12 8PB: also in LE12 8LE12 8PD: also in LE12 8LE12 8PG: also in LE12 8LE12 8PH: also in LE12 8LE12 8PJ: also in LE12 8LE12 8PL: also in LE12 8LE12 8PN: also in LE12 8LE12 8PQ: also in LE12 8LE12 8PR: also in LE12 8LE12 8PS: also in LE12 8LE12 8PT: also in LE12 8LE12 8PU: also in LE12 8LE12 8PW: also in LE12 8LE12 8PX: also in LE12 8LE12 8PY: also in LE12 8LE12 8PZ: also in LE12 8LE12 8QA: also in LE12 8LE12 8QD: also in LE12 8LE12 8QF: also in LE12 8LE12 8QG: also in LE12 8LE12 8QH: also in LE12 8LE12 8QJ: also in LE12 8LE12 8QL: also in LE12 8LE12 8QN: also in LE12 8LE12 8QQ: also in LE12 8LE12 8QR: also in LE12 8LE12 8QS: also in LE12 8LE12 8SJ: also in LE12 8LE12 8SL: also in LE12 8LE12 8SN: also in LE12 8LE12 8SW: also in LE12 8LE12 8UB: also in LE12 8LE12 8US: also in LE12 8LE12 8WU: also in LE12 8LE12 8XE: also in LE12 8LE12 8XL: also in LE12 8LE12 8XU: also in LE12 8LE12 8XY: also in LE12 8LE12 8YA: also in LE12 8LE12 8YB: also in LE12 8LE12 8YD: also in LE12 8LE12 8YF: also in LE12 8LE12 8ZT: also in LE12 8LE12 8ZU: also in LE12 8 2 places, 1.1–1.5 kmQuorn & Mountsorrel Castle LE12 8PP Map of LE12 8PP and what is near it Map of LE12 8PP: its centre point, with the 380 other postcodes in the LE12 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle LE12 8PP
  • LE12 8PP
  • Other postcodes in LE12 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 52.7534, longitude -1.1473)

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 LE12 8PP?

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 LE12 8PP?

Every home and business at LE12 8PP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 33% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)33% can get it

Charnwood: 94%

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

Charnwood: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Charnwood.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 LE12 8PP?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for LE12 8PP.

Check the bin days for LE12 8PP 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 LE12 8PP 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 LE12 8PP.

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 Charnwood

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE12 8PP: 2,573 properties in Charnwood are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Charnwood

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 LE12 8PP 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 LE12 8PP?

Homes in LE12 8 sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 197 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£325,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £510,000 75 sales
  • Semi-detached £297,500 52 sales
  • Terraced £258,000 59 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £240,000 11 sales

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

Across the whole LE12 district: a typical £280,000 from 964 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 LE12 8PP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE12 8PP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at LE12 8PP

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LE12 8PP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE12 8PP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around LE12 8PP. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 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 LE12 8PP

Band D in Charnwood for 2026‑27: £2,406. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,604 (band A) to £3,475 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,871.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (25%)£1,604
Band Babout 190 (27%)£1,871
Band Cabout 150 (21%)£2,138
Band Dabout 70 (10%)£2,406
Band Eabout 90 (13%)£2,940
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,475
Band Gwithheld£4,009
Band Hfewer than 5£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 24% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Charnwood 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 LE12 8PP is in (ONS area E01025677), 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 LE12 8PP?

The nearest open schools to LE12 8PP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE12 8PP, 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 LE12 8PP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE12 8PP is Barrow upon Soar Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Barrow upon Soar Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Sileby Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Beaumont Road, 31 m away.

More stations near LE12 8PP, 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 LE12 8PP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE12 8PP, 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 LE12 8PP?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE12 8PP 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 LE12 8PP?

The nearest to the centre of LE12 8PP, 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 LE12 8PP?

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 LE12 8PP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE12 8PP, 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 LE12 8PP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE12 8PP, 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 LE12 8PP?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE12 8PP 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 LE12 8PP in a conservation area?

The centre of LE12 8PP is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 LE12 8PP?

Police.uk records 42 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE12 8PP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Other theft4 reports
Public order2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Other crime2 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 1, burglary 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 LE12 8PP

Ward
Barrow upon Soar
Parish
Barrow upon Soar
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Barrow upon Soar
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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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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