Loughborough East
Ward in Charnwood, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.775, -1.201 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 53 20 |
| Dialling code: | 01509 (Loughborough) |
Loughborough East sits in the eastern part of Loughborough within the borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. It covers suburban streets, local shopping parades and parks, and benefits from good transport links to the town centre, the A6 and the Midland Main Line via Loughborough station.
The ward has a mixed population of long‑term residents and younger people connected to nearby Loughborough University, which gives parts of the area a lively, community‑minded feel. Local identity draws on the town’s market and industrial past - including the famous bellfoundry John Taylor & Co and historic hosiery and engineering trades - while green spaces beside the River Soar and nearby countryside make it an attractive place to live.
Postcode districts covering Loughborough East
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 10.7 miles
- Nottingham 13.6 miles
- Derby 14.8 miles
- Burton upon Trent 18.5 miles
- Nuneaton 21.1 miles
- Tamworth 22.8 miles
- Loughborough 1.1 miles
- West Bridgford 10.8 miles
- Long Eaton 8.8 miles
- Hinckley 18 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 24.3 miles
- Swadlincote 15.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Loughborough Southfields Ward 0.7 miles
- Loughborough Storer Ward 0.9 miles
- Cotes Parish 1 mile
- Loughborough Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Loughborough Outwoods & Shelthorpe Ward 1.8 miles
- Loughborough Ashby Ward 1.8 miles
- Loughborough Woodthorpe Ward 1.8 miles
- Loughborough Nanpantan Ward 1.9 miles
- Stanford on Soar Parish 2 miles
- Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre Ward 2.1 miles
- Stonebow Village Parish 2.2 miles
- Quorn Parish 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Loughborough East
LE11 5TW, LE11 1NY, LE11 1RF, LE11 1AY, LE11 1BH, LE11 1RQ, LE11 1SB, LE11 1DZ, LE11 1DR … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 6.6 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 31.9 miles
- Loughborough Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Loughborough Central Railway Station 0.4 miles
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Schools in Loughborough East
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Primary
- Limehurst Academy Secondary
- Rendell Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 2.4 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 6.1 miles
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 7.9 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 8 miles
- Clifton Hall Country house 9.2 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 9.2 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 10 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 10.8 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 11 miles
- University of Leicester University 11.1 miles
- City Ground Stadium 11.8 miles
- Meadow Lane Stadium 11.9 miles