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Thinking of living at LE11 3SD? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holywell Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Booth Wood Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Thorpe Acre Junior School | Primary | 1.7 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Thorpe Acre Infant School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Mountfields Lodge School | Primary | 2.0 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 55.1 · 23.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Charnwood College | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodbrook Vale School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 51.2 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Nanpantan Hall Nurture Centre | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Hardwick House School | Independent | 1.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Compass Community School Mountfields Park | Independent | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 15.6 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near LE11 3SD, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Nanpantan Sports Ground | 680 m | 10 |
| Football | Holywell 4 Football Pitch | 210 m | 8 |
| Cricket | Charnwood Tennis Club, Outwood Cricket Club | 680 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Loughborough University Swimming Pool | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Brush Bowls Club | 590 m | 4 |
| Squash | Loughborough University Netball & Badminton Centre | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Holywell 1 Rugby Pitch | 580 m | 3 |
| Golf | Longcliffe Golf Club | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Climbing | Bouldering Wall | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Paula Radcliffe Athletic Stadium | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Ball Park | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Southfields Skate Park | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Cycling | PureGym | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Beachvolleyball | Beach Park | 290 m | 1 |
| American football | Holywell American Football Pitch | 550 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Paddock Park | 1.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 30. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Loughborough (Leics), a drive away (4.1 km), with 1.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leicester.
The nearest bus stop is Berkeley Road, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 3); 4 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Holywell Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 55.1 · 23.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Stores, 2.3 km away, with Sunny Express closer still (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Campus View Medical Centre (1.4 km), with Outwoods Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, DK Hair & Beauty Lounge is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 15 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 5 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Holywell Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Priory the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 10 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 58% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Shortcliffe Park, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Faraday Hall Common Room (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 11 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 49 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
14 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Loughborough University, 1.4 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.