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Thinking of living at LE67 8HS? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffydam Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Thringstone Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 42% met the expected standard |
| Newbold Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Swannington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 36% met the expected standard |
| The Newbridge School | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Castle Rock School | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near LE67 8HS, 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 | Grace Dieu Manor Park | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Football | Homestead Road Sports Ground, Thringstone Football Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Grace Dieu Park Cricket Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Whitwick And Coalville Leisure Centre | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | Whitwick And Coalville Leisure Centre | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Snibston Colliery Park | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Coalville Town Bowling Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Golf | The Golf Centre | 4.1 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 (13 km), with 1.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leicester.
The nearest bus stop is The Tentas, 300 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route LC16); 1 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Griffydam Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Newbridge School, 4.8 km away; Attainment 8: 41.2 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Central Co-operative, 1.7 km away, with Morgans Bakes closer still (1.5 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Am Lewis' Practice (2.7 km), with Mason & Son (Chemists) the closest pharmacy (2.6 km).
For a haircut, Three D Hair is 3.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Queens Hospital, 18 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Beaumont Social Centre is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and New Inn the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 100 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 58% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 126 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Whitwick Park, 2.7 km away; for exercise, Hermitage Leisure Centre (3.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, East Midlands is 11 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 40 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
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.
3 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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