LE12 8LR is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (LE12) is called the outward code. The part after the space (8LR) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case LE which means Leicester.
Postal District. In our case LE12.
Postal Sector. In our case LE12 8.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case LR.

The regional mail center for the post area LE is the National Distribution Centre, which is located at Danes Way, NORTHAMPTON, NN6 7DD.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the LE12 8LR postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is BELTON (LE) SPDO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the LE12 8LR postcode have the street address of Sileby Road

Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the LE12 8LR postcode is home to a bustling 100 residents!

It is situated within the post town of LOUGHBOROUGH within the old postal county of Leicestershire.

LE12 8LR is within the village of Barrow upon Soar.

The LE12 8LR postcode area is composed of 82.81% residential properties, 1.56% commercial properties, and 15.63% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in LE12 8LR are houses. The remainder of residential properties consist of flats. Of these houses, most are mid-terraced. The remainder are end-terraced, semi-detached and detached. Of these flats, most are detached. The remainder are end-terraced and semi-detached. Of these bungalows, most are detached.

Most properties in LE12 8LR are owned by the occupiers with the rest being unknown tenure.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	82.81%
Commercial	1.56%
Public	15.63%

Telephone Area Code for LE12 8LR

The telephone area code for LE12 8LR is 01509 Loughborough.

Map Coordinates for LE12 8LR

Latitude	52.7476080073
Longitude	-1.14235824163

Ordnance Survey Maps for LE12 8LR

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Map showing 5 and 10 minutes walking distances from LE12 8LR © Crown copyright and database rights 2024

Weather Forecast for LE12 8LR

Tue 30th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
09:00 to 12:00	Sunny day	14.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	1.00%	SSE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Partly cloudy (day)	17.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	4.00%	SSE 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	7.00%	SSE 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (day)	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	5.00%	SSE 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Partly cloudy (night)	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	5.00%	SSE 7 mph

Wed 1st May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	9.00%	SSE 4 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	9.00%	SSE 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	10.00%	SSE 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	10.00%	NE 4 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	11.00%	ENE 4 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	10.00%	NNE 7 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	13.00%	NNE 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	11.00%	NE 9 mph

Thu 2nd May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Overcast	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	15.00%	N 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Overcast	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	10.00%	NNW 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Overcast	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	10.00%	N 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	10.00%	N 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Partly cloudy (day)	17.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	5.00%	N 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Sunny day	18.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	5.00%	N 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Sunny day	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	2.00%	NNE 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	2.00%	N 11 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the LE12 8LR Postcode?

Download Speeds For LE12 8LR

Average Mbps	64.400
Median Mbps	54.800
Maximum Mbps	214.640

LE12 8LR has an average download speed of 64.4 Megabits per second (Mbps).

1,193 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

44% of postcodes (516,535) have slower broadband speeds.

56% of postcodes (666,913) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For LE12 8LR

Average Mbps	14.500
Median Mbps	13.600
Maximum Mbps	49.930

LE12 8LR has an average upload speed of 14.5 Megabits per second (Mbps).

11,677 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

60% of postcodes (711,210) have slower upload speeds.

39% of postcodes (461,754) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of LE12 8LR Postcode

England Primary Schools

Seagrave Village Primary School

Address: Seagrave Village Primary School, Green Lane, Seagrave, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7LU

Distance: 2.38 miles

School Website

Contact: 01509812486

Seagrave Village Primary School

Address: Seagrave Village Primary School, Green Lane, Seagrave, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7LU

Distance: 2.38 miles

Contact:

Sileby Redlands Community Primary School

Address: Sileby Redlands Community Primary School, King Street, Sileby, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7LZ

Distance: 1.74 miles

School Website

Contact: 01509812376

Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School

Address: Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School, 8 Rothley Road, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7JU

Distance: 1.58 miles

School Website

Contact: 01162302800

Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School

Address: Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School, Church Street, Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8HP

Distance: 0.39 miles

School Website

Contact: 01509412188

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

Address: St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School, Willowcroft, Quorn, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8HQ

Distance: 1.63 miles

School Website

Contact: 01509412250

England Secondary Schools

Humphrey Perkins School

Address: Humphrey Perkins School, Cotes Road, Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8JU

Distance: 0.67 miles

School Website

Contact: 01509412385

Rawlins

Address: Rawlins, Loughborough Road, Quorn, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8DY

Distance: 1.24 miles

School Website

Contact: 01509622800

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near LE12 8LR

THE GREEN (DENTAL SURGERY)

Address: 10 THE GREEN, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 7AF

Distance: 1.40 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 4 HIGH STREET, SILEBY, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 7RX

Distance: 1.73 miles

Contact: :

GOSAL ORTHODONTICS LTD

Address: 168 LEICESTER ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2AH

Distance: 2.50 miles

Contact: :

ROTHLEY DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: 1 ANTHONY STREET, ROTHLEY, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE7 7PA

Distance: 2.70 miles

Contact: :

LOUGHBOROUGH DENTAL & IMPLANT CENTRE LTD

Address: 66 PARK ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2HH

Distance: 2.84 miles

Contact: :

JDRM LOUGHBOROUGH

Address: 40 LEICESTER ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 2AG

Distance: 2.90 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near LE12 8LR

BOOTS

Address: 21 HIGH STREET, BARROW UPON SOAR, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 8PY

Distance: 0.40 miles

Contact: tel: 01509 412558

BOOTS

Address: 16 STATION ROAD, QUORN, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 8BS

Distance: 1.09 miles

Contact: tel: 01509 412545

RIVERSIDE PHARMACY

Address: 112-114 BARROW ROAD, SILEBY, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7LP

Distance: 1.63 miles

Contact: tel: 01509 817360

MOUNTSORREL PHARMACY

Address: 99 ROTHLEY ROAD, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 7JT

Distance: 1.78 miles

Contact: tel: 0116 2302147

BOOTS

Address: 54 SWAN STREET, SILEBY, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 7NW

Distance: 1.84 miles

Contact: tel: 01509 812363

ROTHLEY PHARMACY

Address: 7 WOODGATE, ROTHLEY, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE7 7LL

Distance: 2.68 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near LE12 8LR

VISUAL ANSWERS OPTICIANS

Address: 28A HIGH STREET, BARROW UPON SOAR, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 8PY

Distance: 0.40 miles

Contact: :

VISUAL ANSWERS OPTICIANS

Address: 22 HIGH STREET, QUORN, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 8DT

Distance: 1.26 miles

Contact: :

PILBEAM OPTICIANS LTD

Address: 49 LEICESTER ROAD, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 7AJ

Distance: 1.33 miles

Contact: :

A G & D RICHARDS OPTOMETRISTS

Address: 22 KING STREET, SILEBY, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 7NA

Distance: 1.76 miles

Contact: :

OPTICARE (MIDLANDS) LTD - LOUGHBOROUGH

Address: 22 KING STREET, SILEBY, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 7NA

Distance: 1.76 miles

Contact: :

INTER EYECARE OPTOMETRISTS (ROTHLEY)

Address: 95 SWITHLAND LANE, ROTHLEY, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE7 7SH

Distance: 2.39 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near LE12 8LR

BARROW HEALTH CENTRE

Address: HEALTH CTR, 27 HIGH ST, BARROW-UPON-SOAR, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 8PY

Distance: 0.40 miles

Contact: tel: 01509 274430

BARROW HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE

Address: 27 HIGH STREET, BARROW UPON SOAR, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 8PY

Distance: 0.40 miles

Contact: :

QUORN MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: 1 STATION ROAD, QUORN, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 8BP

Distance: 0.98 miles

Contact: tel: 01509 410800

ALPINE HOUSE SURGERY

Address: 86 ROTHLEY ROAD, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 7JU

Distance: 1.58 miles

Contact: tel: 0116 2169947

CHARNWOOD SURGERY

Address: 39 LINKFIELD ROAD, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 7DJ

Distance: 1.81 miles

Contact: tel: 0116 2375089

THE BANKS SURGERY

Address: 9 THE BANKS, SILEBY, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 7RD

Distance: 1.92 miles

Contact: tel: 01509 812343

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Transport Links near LE12 8LR

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: LE12 8LR

Barrow-upon-Soar
Barrow-upon-Soar station, Grove Lane, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8US
Distance: 0.36 miles
Driving Time: 0.76 minutes
Sileby
Sileby station, King Street, Sileby, Leicestershire, LE12 7RN
Distance: 2.38 miles
Driving Time: 3.70 minutes
Loughborough
Loughborough station, Station Boulevard, off Nottingham Road, Loughborough, LE11 1EX
Distance: 4.07 miles
Driving Time: 7.18 minutes
Syston
Syston station, Melton Road, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 2HA
Distance: 7.09 miles
Driving Time: 9.08 minutes
Leicester
Leicester station, London Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 0QB
Distance: 9.45 miles
Driving Time: 14.26 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near LE12 8LR

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near LE12 8LR

M1 J22

Distance: 9.78 miles

Driving Time: 14.66 minutes

M1 J21A

Distance: 10.60 miles

Driving Time: 11.29 minutes

M1 J23A

Distance: 11.01 miles

Driving Time: 14.67 minutes

M1 J24

Distance: 12.83 miles

Driving Time: 16.50 minutes

M1 J24A

Distance: 22.33 miles

Driving Time: 26.05 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the LE12 8LR Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Loughborough Co Const
Member or Parliament	Jane Hunt
Contact Details	Contact Jane Hunt
Political Party	Conservative

What Council is the LE12 8LR Postcode in?

The Local Council for this Postcode is Charnwood District Council and the County Council is Leicestershire County Council.

Leicestershire County Council is responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways.

Charnwood District Council is responsible for duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Charnwood District at the following link Charnwood District.

How much is the Council Tax?

Charnwood District Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Charnwood District charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the LE12 8LR Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Leicestershire County Council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries | Leicestershire County Council

House Sales in LE12 8LR

Yearly House Sales for LE12 8LR
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2011	£86,000	£164,000	£139,990	5
2012	£87,500	£179,950	£138,100	4
2013	£118,000	£164,950	£135,650	3
2014	£135,000	£520,000	£148,400	5
2015	£157,000	£208,000	£177,167	6
2016	£125,500	£150,000	£128,500	3
2017	£158,000	£158,000	£158,000	1
2018	£182,000	£182,000	£182,000	1
2019	£182,500	£234,000	£176,125	4
2020	£122,500	£180,000	£151,250	2
2021	£220,000	£227,500	£223,750	2

Postcodes near the LE12 8LR Postcode

LE12 8LE Avon Road LE12 8NN Breachfield Road LE12 8LF Cherwell Road LE12 8NQ Condon Road LE12 8NP Grove Lane LE12 8NZ Johnson Close LE12 8LG Martin Avenue LE12 8LJ Ribble Drive LE12 8LN Sileby Road LE12 8LS Sileby Road LE12 8LW Sileby Road LE12 8GY Sileby Road LE12 8LZ South Street LE12 8LY South Street LE12 8LA The Pastures LE12 8NA Welland Road LE12 8QE Wilford Close

What Popular Supermarkets are near the LE12 8LR Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near LE12 8LR
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Waitrose, Granite Way, Mountsorrel, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7TZ	1.47 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to Waitrose
Aldi, Allendale Road, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 2FF	3.83 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to Aldi
Iceland, Market Street, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 3EP	5.13 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to Iceland
Tesco, The Rushes, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 5BE	5.31 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to Tesco
Sainsburys, Greenclose Lane, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 5AS	5.33 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to Sainsburys

What Popular Restaurants are near the LE12 8LR Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near LE12 8LR
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Leicester Haymarket Unit 2, Leicester, LE1 3GD	7.68 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to Leicester Haymarket Unit 2
Donington Park Services, Derby, DE74 2TN	8.60 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to Donington Park Services
Motorway Service Area, East, Leicester, LE3 3GB	9.24 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to Motorway Service Area, East
Meridian Leisure Park, Leicester, LE19 1JZ	9.49 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to Meridian Leisure Park

Mcdonald's Restaurants near LE12 8LR
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Park Road, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 2HJ	2.79 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to McDonald's, Park Road, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 2HJ
McDonald's, Market Place, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 3EB	3.14 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to McDonald's, Market Place, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 3EB
McDonald's, Warwick Way, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 4UG	4.28 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to McDonald's, Warwick Way, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 4UG
McDonald's, Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston, LEICESTER, LE4 8GP	4.90 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to McDonald's, Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston, LEICESTER, LE4 8GP

KFC Restaurants near LE12 8LR
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Birstall, LEICESTER, LE4 3BT	3.99 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to KFC Leicester Services - Birstall
KFC, Belgrave Boulevard, LEICESTER, LE4 2JD	5.62 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to KFC Leicester - Belgrave Boulevard
KFC, Waterside Road, Hamilton, LEICESTER, LE5 1TL	6.55 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to KFC Leicester - Waterside Road
KFC, High Street, LEICESTER, LE1 4FP	7.71 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to KFC Leicester - High Street
KFC, Narborough Road, LEICESTER, LE3 2RB	8.84 miles	Directions from LE12 8LR to KFC Leicester - Narborough Road