LE12 postcode area · Charnwood

The LE12 postcode district spans 18 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Charnwood, North West Leicestershire, Rushcliffe. Area Scores range from 18 to 96 across them. Every full LE12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LE12 district: East Leake scores 96 out of 100 (#238 of 6,856 nationally) while Agar Nook sits at 18 — neighbours on the map, 78 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 12 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £182,500 in Loughborough Lemyngton & Hastings to £475,750 in Thurcaston, Woodhouse & Bradgate — a 2.6× gap within the LE12 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Charnwood, North West Leicestershire and Rushcliffe — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,098a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime73per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LE12 district

£290,000median home sold over the past year · +21.8% over 5 years · +5.5% over the year · 1,139 sales
Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£258,000
Terraced£220,000
Flat£132,000
Charnwood£275,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
East LeakeRushcliffe 23896 £349,500
Keyworth North, Tollerton & WilloughbyRushcliffe 24596 £422,500
Wymeswold, Rearsby & CossingtonCharnwood 62991 £435,000
Quorn & Mountsorrel CastleCharnwood 81488 £350,000
Thurcaston, Woodhouse & BradgateCharnwood 90387 £475,750
Kegworth & BeltonNorth West Leicestershire 1,13683 £277,500
Ratcliffe, Sutton Bonington & GothamRushcliffe 1,55477 £320,000
Mountsorrel & RothleyCharnwood 1,56177 £299,950
Barrow upon SoarCharnwood 1,56177 £300,000
Packington, Ravenstone & ColeortonNorth West Leicestershire 1,93172 £361,500
Loughborough Dishley & HathernCharnwood 2,02070 £270,000
Shepshed WestCharnwood 2,14469 £260,000
Shepshed EastCharnwood 2,44564 £211,000
SilebyCharnwood 3,13854 £235,000
Loughborough Storer & Queen's ParkCharnwood 3,27552 £220,000
Loughborough - Shelthorpe & WoodthorpeCharnwood 3,91243 £243,000
Loughborough Lemyngton & HastingsCharnwood 5,40721 £182,500
Agar NookNorth West Leicestershire 5,59218 £277,500

People living in LE12 Census 2021

Residents146,352
Median age (est.)41
Density320per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 15%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 13%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 43% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in LE12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LE12 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LE12.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.