LE7 2BG postcode in Charnwood, Leicestershire

LE7 2BG is a postcode in Charnwood, in the South Charnwood ward. It is in the Melton and Syston parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since August 1992.

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 0% of homes and businesses at LE7 2BG can get it Across Charnwood: 94% Typical price £285,000 Homes sold in LE7 2, last 12 months. ▲ 4.4% on the year before Nearest station Syston 1.3 km in a straight line

Where LE7 2BG is, and what is near it

Map of LE7 2BG and what is near it Map of LE7 2BG: its centre point, with the 145 other postcodes in the LE7 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LE7 2AH: also in LE7 2LE7 2AJ: also in LE7 2LE7 2AL: also in LE7 2LE7 2AN: also in LE7 2LE7 2AQ: also in LE7 2LE7 2AR: also in LE7 2LE7 2AU: also in LE7 2LE7 2AW: also in LE7 2LE7 2AY: also in LE7 2LE7 2AZ: also in LE7 2LE7 2BA: also in LE7 2LE7 2BB: also in LE7 2LE7 2BD: also in LE7 2LE7 2BE: also in LE7 2LE7 2BJ: also in LE7 2LE7 2BL: also in LE7 2LE7 2BN: also in LE7 2LE7 2BP: also in LE7 2LE7 2BR: also in LE7 2LE7 2BS: also in LE7 2LE7 2BU: also in LE7 2LE7 2BW: also in LE7 2LE7 2BX: also in LE7 2LE7 2BY: also in LE7 2LE7 2BZ: also in LE7 2LE7 2DA: also in LE7 2LE7 2DB: also in LE7 2LE7 2DD: also in LE7 2LE7 2DL: also in LE7 2LE7 2DN: also in LE7 2LE7 2DP: also in LE7 2LE7 2DQ: also in LE7 2LE7 2DR: also in LE7 2LE7 2DS: also in LE7 2LE7 2DT: also in LE7 2LE7 2FA: also in LE7 2LE7 2FB: also in LE7 2LE7 2FD: also in LE7 2LE7 2FE: also in LE7 2LE7 2FF: also in LE7 2LE7 2FJ: also in LE7 2LE7 2FT: also in LE7 2LE7 2FU: also in LE7 2LE7 2FW: also in LE7 2LE7 2GF: also in LE7 2LE7 2HA: also in LE7 2LE7 2HG: also in LE7 2LE7 2HH: also in LE7 2LE7 2HJ: also in LE7 2LE7 2HL: also in LE7 2LE7 2JA: also in LE7 2LE7 2JD: also in LE7 2LE7 2JE: also in LE7 2LE7 2JF: also in LE7 2LE7 2JG: also in LE7 2LE7 2JH: also in LE7 2LE7 2JJ: also in LE7 2LE7 2JL: also in LE7 2LE7 2JN: also in LE7 2LE7 2JP: also in LE7 2LE7 2JQ: also in LE7 2LE7 2JR: also in LE7 2LE7 2JS: also in LE7 2LE7 2JU: also in LE7 2LE7 2JW: also in LE7 2LE7 2JX: also in LE7 2LE7 2JY: also in LE7 2LE7 2JZ: also in LE7 2LE7 2LA: also in LE7 2LE7 2LG: also in LE7 2LE7 2LH: also in LE7 2LE7 2LJ: also in LE7 2LE7 2LL: also in LE7 2LE7 2LN: also in LE7 2LE7 2LP: also in LE7 2LE7 2NL: also in LE7 2LE7 2NN: also in LE7 2LE7 2NR: also in LE7 2LE7 2PQ: also in LE7 2LE7 2PR: also in LE7 2LE7 2PS: also in LE7 2LE7 2PT: also in LE7 2LE7 2PU: also in LE7 2LE7 2PW: also in LE7 2LE7 2PX: also in LE7 2LE7 2PY: also in LE7 2LE7 2PZ: also in LE7 2 2 places, 2.1–2.3 kmThurmaston LE7 2BG Map of LE7 2BG and what is near it Map of LE7 2BG: its centre point, with the 145 other postcodes in the LE7 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.0 km2 places, 2.1–2.3 kmSyston LE7 2BG
  • LE7 2BG
  • Other postcodes in LE7 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 52.6830, longitude -1.0790)

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 LE7 2BG?

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 LE7 2BG?

11% of the homes and businesses at LE7 2BG can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LE7 2BG 0% Charnwood 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LE7 2BG 11% Charnwood Over 99%
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 LE7 2BG?

BinDayBuddy has not read Charnwood Borough Council's days for LE7 2BG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE7 2BG 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 LE7 2BG 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 LE7 2BG.

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 LE7 2BG: 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 LE7 2BG 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 LE7 2BG?

Homes in LE7 2 sold for a typical £285,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 101 sales, up 4.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£285,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£273,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £348,000 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £285,000 38 sales
  • Terraced £241,500 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £138,000 11 sales

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

Across the whole LE7 district: a typical £318,750 from 682 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 LE7 2BG

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE7 2BG 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

What council tax band are homes near LE7 2BG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around LE7 2BG. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (48%). 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 LE7 2BG

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 160 (24%)£1,604
Band Babout 210 (31%)£1,871
Band Cabout 170 (25%)£2,138
Band Dabout 90 (13%)£2,406
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£2,940
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,475
Band Gfewer than 5£4,009
Band Hfewer than 5£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 48% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 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 LE7 2BG is in (ONS area E01025767), 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 LE7 2BG?

The nearest open schools to LE7 2BG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE7 2BG, 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 LE7 2BG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE7 2BG is Syston Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Syston Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Sileby Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near LE7 2BG, 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 LE7 2BG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE7 2BG, 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 LE7 2BG?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE7 2BG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Shell Recharge CP 4 Aldi Syston Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 11 kW 1.5 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 360 kW 2.8 kmCycle

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 LE7 2BG?

The nearest to the centre of LE7 2BG, 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 LE7 2BG?

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 LE7 2BG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE7 2BG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Orchard Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0116 264 0086 1.0 kmWalk
  • Hadrian House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 0116 269 4397 1.3 kmCycle
  • Barkby Road Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 0116 260 5088 1.6 kmCycle

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 LE7 2BG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE7 2BG, 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 LE7 2BG?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE7 2BG 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 LE7 2BG in a conservation area?

The centre of LE7 2BG 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 LE7 2BG?

Police.uk records 91 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE7 2BG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences37 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Shoplifting9 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Burglary7 reports
Public order6 reports

Also: other crime 3, vehicle crime 2, other theft 2, drugs 2, possession of weapons 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 LE7 2BG

Ward
South Charnwood
Parish
Thurmaston
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 1992

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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