LE12 8PY postcode in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire

LE12 8PY 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 84% 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 400 m in a straight line

Where LE12 8PY is, and what is near it

Map of LE12 8PY and what is near it Map of LE12 8PY: its centre point, with the 380 other postcodes in the LE12 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. LE12 8GW: also in LE12 8LE12 8GX: also in LE12 8LE12 8HP: also in LE12 8LE12 8HS: also in LE12 8LE12 8JQ: also in LE12 8LE12 8JY: also in LE12 8LE12 8JZ: also in LE12 8LE12 8LY: also in LE12 8LE12 8ND: also in LE12 8LE12 8NE: also in LE12 8LE12 8NP: also in LE12 8LE12 8NS: also in LE12 8LE12 8NU: also in LE12 8LE12 8PB: also in LE12 8LE12 8PH: also in LE12 8LE12 8PJ: also in LE12 8LE12 8PL: also in LE12 8LE12 8PN: also in LE12 8LE12 8PP: also in LE12 8LE12 8PQ: also in LE12 8LE12 8PR: also in LE12 8LE12 8PZ: also in LE12 8LE12 8QA: also in LE12 8LE12 8QF: also in LE12 8LE12 8QH: also in LE12 8LE12 8QL: also in LE12 8LE12 8UB: also in LE12 8LE12 8US: also in LE12 8LE12 8XE: also in LE12 8 School 450 m3 places, 900 m–2.9 kmBarrow upon Soar LE12 8PY Map of LE12 8PY and what is near it Map of LE12 8PY: its centre point, with the 380 other postcodes in the LE12 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 450 mQuorn & Mountsorrel Castle LE12 8PY
  • LE12 8PY
  • Other postcodes in LE12 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 52.7516, longitude -1.1491)

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 8PY?

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 8PY?

Every home and business at LE12 8PY 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

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 8PY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Charnwood Borough Council's days for LE12 8PY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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

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 8PY: 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 8PY 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 8PY?

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 8PY

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in LE12 8PY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 23 May 2025. 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

Food hygiene ratings at LE12 8PY

The Food Standards Agency lists 6 food businesses at LE12 8PY. 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 8PY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around LE12 8PY. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (30%). 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 8PY

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 £4,009 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,871.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (8%)£1,604
Band Babout 220 (31%)£1,871
Band Cabout 220 (31%)£2,138
Band Dabout 120 (17%)£2,406
Band Eabout 60 (8%)£2,940
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,475
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,009
Band Hwithheld£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 30% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 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 8PY is in (ONS area E01025675), 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 8PY?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE12 8PY is Barrow upon Soar Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Barrow upon Soar Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Sileby Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) Underground, metro or tram 2.9 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Post Office, 49 m away.

More stations near LE12 8PY, 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 8PY?

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

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

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

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 8PY?

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

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

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

The centre of LE12 8PY 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 8PY?

Police.uk records 50 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE12 8PY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Other theft6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Public order2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports

Also: other crime 2, 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 8PY

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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