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Thinking of living at LE67 5HE? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 550 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| New Swannington Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| The Newbridge School | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Castle Rock School | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near LE67 5HE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | King Georges Field (Whitwick Park) | 470 m | 6 |
| Cricket | Grace Dieu Park Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Football | Homestead Road Sports Ground, Thringstone Football Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Whitwick And Coalville Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Squash | Whitwick And Coalville Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Coalville Town Bowling Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Snibston Colliery Park | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Golf | The Golf Centre | 2.9 km | 1 |
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.
The nearest station is Loughborough (Leics), a drive away (12 km), with 1.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leicester.
The nearest bus stop is Dumps Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 16, SN); 10 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 56% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Newbridge School, 2.9 km away; Attainment 8: 41.2 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Central Co-operative, 650 m away, with Whitwick PFS closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Am Lewis' Practice (400 m), with Mason & Son (Chemists) the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Three D Hair is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 20 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Whitwick Baptist Church- The Climbing Tree Pre-school is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and White Horse the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 16 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Whitwick Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Hermitage Leisure Centre (850 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, East Midlands is 9.8 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 41 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
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.
21 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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