LE15 6RQ postcode in Oakham, Rutland

LE15 6RQ is a postcode in Oakham, in the Barleythorpe ward of Rutland. It is in the Rutland and Stamford parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since October 2005.

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 100% of homes and businesses at LE15 6RQ can get it Across Rutland: 79% Typical price £290,000 Homes sold in LE15 6, last 12 months. ▼ 4.9% on the year before Nearest station Oakham 200 m in a straight line

Where LE15 6RQ is, and what is near it

Map of LE15 6RQ and what is near it Map of LE15 6RQ: its centre point, with the 269 other postcodes in the LE15 6 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 11 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. LE15 6AA: also in LE15 6LE15 6AF: also in LE15 6LE15 6AG: also in LE15 6LE15 6AX: also in LE15 6LE15 6AY: also in LE15 6LE15 6BD: also in LE15 6LE15 6BL: also in LE15 6LE15 6DR: also in LE15 6LE15 6FT: also in LE15 6LE15 6GE: also in LE15 6LE15 6GH: also in LE15 6LE15 6GJ: also in LE15 6LE15 6GL: also in LE15 6LE15 6NG: also in LE15 6LE15 6NR: also in LE15 6LE15 6NT: also in LE15 6LE15 6PA: also in LE15 6LE15 6PE: also in LE15 6LE15 6PF: also in LE15 6LE15 6PG: also in LE15 6LE15 6QE: also in LE15 6LE15 6QJ: also in LE15 6LE15 6QL: also in LE15 6LE15 6QN: also in LE15 6LE15 6QR: also in LE15 6LE15 6QS: also in LE15 6LE15 6QT: also in LE15 6LE15 6QU: also in LE15 6LE15 6QW: also in LE15 6LE15 6QX: also in LE15 6LE15 6QY: also in LE15 6LE15 6QZ: also in LE15 6LE15 6RA: also in LE15 6LE15 6RE: also in LE15 6LE15 6RL: also in LE15 6LE15 6RP: also in LE15 6LE15 6SD: also in LE15 6 Oakham School 650 mSchool 700 mESB Energy 800 mGP 8.0 kmThe Uppingham Surgery 8.8 kmOakham LE15 6RQ Map of LE15 6RQ and what is near it Map of LE15 6RQ: its centre point, with the 269 other postcodes in the LE15 6 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 11 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. ESB Energy 800 mOakham LE15 6RQ
  • LE15 6RQ
  • Other postcodes in LE15 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6738, longitude -0.7349)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE15 6RQ?

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. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LE15 6RQ?

Every home and business at LE15 6RQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LE15 6RQ 100% Rutland 79%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LE15 6RQ 100% Rutland 96%
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 LE15 6RQ?

BinDayBuddy does not read Rutland County Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Rutland County Council's bin days

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 LE15 6RQ 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 LE15 6RQ.

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 Rutland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE15 6RQ: 441 properties in Rutland are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Rutland

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 LE15 6RQ 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 LE15 6RQ?

Homes in LE15 6 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 168 sales, down 4.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£305,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £385,000 80 sales
  • Semi-detached £257,500 32 sales
  • Terraced £215,000 47 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole LE15 district: a typical £325,000 from 457 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 LE15 6RQ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in LE15 6RQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 January 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 LE15 6RQ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LE15 6RQ. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE15 6RQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around LE15 6RQ. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (22%). 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 LE15 6RQ

Band D in Rutland for 2026‑27: £2,738. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,825 (band A) to £3,954 (band F); band B, the most common, is £2,129.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (17%)£1,825
Band Babout 270 (42%)£2,129
Band Cabout 200 (31%)£2,433
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,738
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£3,346
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,954
Band Gwithheld£4,563
Band Hfewer than 5£5,475

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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

Averages for Rutland 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 LE15 6RQ is in (ONS area E01035104), 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 LE15 6RQ?

The nearest open schools to LE15 6RQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE15 6RQ, 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 LE15 6RQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE15 6RQ is Oakham Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Oakham Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Melton Mowbray Rail Station Railway station 14.1 kmDrive

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 Allotments, 163 m away.

More stations near LE15 6RQ, 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 LE15 6RQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE15 6RQ, 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 LE15 6RQ?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE15 6RQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 450 mWalk
  • ESB Energy Charging point · 4 chargers 800 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 LE15 6RQ?

The nearest to the centre of LE15 6RQ, 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 LE15 6RQ?

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 LE15 6RQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE15 6RQ, 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 LE15 6RQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE15 6RQ, 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 LE15 6RQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE15 6RQ 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 LE15 6RQ in a conservation area?

The centre of LE15 6RQ 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 LE15 6RQ?

Police.uk records 64 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE15 6RQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Shoplifting10 reports
Public order5 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Other theft3 reports

Also: vehicle crime 2, drugs 2.

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 LE15 6RQ

Ward
Barleythorpe
Parish
Oakham
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Oakham
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
October 2005

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

LE15 6RL70 mLE15 6QW110 mLE15 6GE120 mLE15 6RE120 mLE15 6RA130 mLE15 6FT130 m
All of LE15

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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