Nearest top-rated: St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Good) — 0.9 mi
Safety77/100
2crimes last month
IMD crime decile 7/10 · 2 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 1.3)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
Healthcare85/100
6GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 9/10 · 6 GP, 1 dentist, pharmacy 0.4 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: QUORN MEDICAL CENTRE — 0.3 mi
Transport65/100
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 14 bus stops nearby
Green space77/100
11green spaces
IMD environment decile 6/10 · 15.4 ha total — largest park 6.4 ha (0.18 mi away)
Nearest: Playing Field (2.0 ha) — 0.2 mi
Amenities76/100
5supermarkets
5 supermarkets within 2 mi — The Co-operative Group, Central England Co-operative, Waitrose, Aldi… — nearest 0.5 mi — library 0.3 mi
Nearest: Co-op Barrow Upon Soar — 0.5 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near LE12 8BQ.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
9µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices
Sold prices in LE12.
Average sold price by property type across the LE12 district, 2021–2026 — 7,419 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£445k▲ 17.6%
Semi-detached£270k▲ 16.4%
Terraced£208k▲ 1.1%
Flat£139k▼ 19.7%
District-level averages (LE12) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
About LE12 8BQ
LE12 8BQ scores 79/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in schools and healthcare — with Rawlins about 10 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, LE12 8BQ is a well-off neighbourhood — IMD decile 8/10, ranked 24,854 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 4/10).
There are 9 schools within the typical catchment area, including 3 rated Good. The nearest school is Rawlins, about 10 minutes' walk away.
There were 2 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a very low level of immediate-area crime.
Healthcare access is good, with 6 GP surgeries and 1 dental practice in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is QUORN MEDICAL CENTRE, about 5 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 7 minutes' walk away.
There are no train or Tube stations near LE12 8BQ. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 14 bus stops in the immediate area.
The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).
There are 11 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 15.4 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playing Field (2.0 ha), about 4 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 3 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.
There are 5 supermarkets in the wider area, including The Co-operative Group, Central England Co-operative, Waitrose, Aldi and others. The nearest is Co-op Barrow Upon Soar, about 11 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 7 minutes' walk away.
Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore LE12 8BQ on NestScope.
