Area Info for Swithland (Leicestershire)

Overview of Swithland, Leicestershire

Swithland is a small village located in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is situated within the Charnwood Forest area, known for its scenic landscapes and historical significance. The village is primarily residential and retains a rural character, offering a peaceful environment for residents and visitors alike.

Historical Background

Swithland has a rich history that dates back several centuries. The village is known for its traditional architecture, including historic cottages and farm buildings. It has historically been associated with agriculture and quarrying, particularly for the nearby Swithland Wood and the Swithland Reservoir, which was constructed in the 19th century to supply water to Leicester.

Geography and Natural Features

The village is located amidst the rolling hills and woodlands of Charnwood Forest. Notable natural features include Swithland Wood, a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and Swithland Reservoir, which is part of the Leicestershire and Rutland Water complex. These areas provide opportunities for walking, birdwatching, and enjoying the natural environment.

Local Landmarks and Attractions

Key landmarks include the historic Swithland Hall, a notable country house, and the local church, which serves as a centre for community activities. The village is also known for its traditional pub, which offers a glimpse into local social life.

Transport and Accessibility

Swithland is accessible via local roads connecting to larger towns such as Loughborough and Leicester. Public transport options are limited, with most residents relying on private vehicles. The nearby railway stations in Loughborough and Leicester provide further connectivity to other parts of the UK.

Community and Lifestyle

The village maintains a close-knit community with various local events and activities. Its rural setting makes it popular among those seeking a tranquil lifestyle while still being within reach of urban amenities.
Education
School
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School0.07 miles
Main Street, Swithland, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8TQ
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School1.52 miles
Meadow Road, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8SA
Maplewell Hall School1.60 miles
Maplewell Road, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8QY
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School1.64 miles
Anstey Lane, Thurcaston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7JA
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School2.07 miles
8 Rothley Road, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7JU
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre2.13 miles
Woodside Farm, Wood Lane, Quorn, Leicestershire, LE12 8DB
Rothley Church of England Primary School2.13 miles
Burrow Drive, Rothley, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7RZ
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School2.16 miles
Willowcroft, Quorn, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8HQ
Woolden Hill Primary School2.23 miles
Netherfield Road, Anstey, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7ES
The Martin High School Anstey2.34 miles
Link Road, Anstey, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7EB
Rawlins Academy2.38 miles
Loughborough Road, Quorn, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8DY
Glebelands Primary School2.52 miles
Chancel Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 2WF
Gryphon School2.68 miles
Quorn Hall, Meynell Road, Quorn, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8BQ
Beaumont Lodge Primary School2.75 miles
Astill Lodge Road, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 1DT
Heatherbrook Primary School2.75 miles
Astill Lodge Road, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 1BE
The Latimer Primary School, Anstey2.80 miles
Latimer Street, Anstey, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7AW
Health
Clinic
Rubicon Close2.14 miles
1&3 Rubicon Close, Linkfield Road, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7DJ
The Anstey Surgery2.69 miles
21A The Nook, Anstey, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7AZ
The Agnes Unit3.39 miles
Gorse Hill Hospital, Gorse Hill, Anstey, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7GX
Birstall Medical Centre3.74 miles
4 Whiles Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 4EE
Highgate Medical Centre3.74 miles
5 Storer Close, Sileby, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7UD
The Grange3.85 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QF
The Bradgate Mental Health Unit3.89 miles
Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9EJ
The Bennion Centre (Elderly)3.89 miles
Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9DZ
The Glenfield Surgery3.93 miles
111 Station Road, Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8GS
Glenfield Surgery3.93 miles
111 Station Road, Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8GS
Loughborough Physiotherapy And Sports Injuries Clinic3.95 miles
51 Forest Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3NW
Response Physiotherapy - Radmoor Centre4.15 miles
Loughborough College, Radmoor Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3BT
Loughborough Health Centre4.22 miles
Pinfold Gate, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1DQ
BPAS Leicester4.32 miles
Leicester Medical Group, Thurmaston Health Centre, 573A Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 8EA
Thurmaston Health Centre4.32 miles
573A Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 8EA
CircleNottingham - Rosebery Medical Centre4.60 miles
Rosebery Street, Roseberry Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5DX
GP
The Cottage Surgery1.70 miles
37 Main Street, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, Leics, LE12 8RY
Dr I R Schofield & Partners2.07 miles
86 Rothley Road, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, Leics, LE12 7JU
Charnwood Surgery2.14 miles
39 Linkfield Road, Mountsorrel, Leics, LE12 7DJ
Quorn Medical Centre2.47 miles
1 Station Road, Quorn, Loughborough, Leics, LE12 8BP
Dr RP Archer & Dr C K Archer2.66 miles
242 Astill Lodge Road, Leicester, Leics, LE4 1EF
Beaumont Lodge Medical Practice2.66 miles
244 Astill Lodge Road, Leicester, LE4 1EF
Dr N W Osborne & Partners2.69 miles
21a The Nook, Anstey, Leicester, Leics, LE7 7AZ
Dr N H R Simpson & Partners3.12 miles
27 High Street, Barrow Upon Soar, Loughborough, Leics, LE12 8PY
Dr RG Ackerley & Partners3.17 miles
1 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3JF
Charnwood Medical Group, Outwoods Medical Centre3.17 miles
Outwoods medical Centre, 4 Beaumont Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2JB
The Banks Surgery3.56 miles
9 The Banks, Sileby, Loughborough, Leics, LE12 7RD
The Practice Beaumont Leys3.63 miles
1 Little Wood Close, Leicester, Leics, LE4 0UZ
Border Drive Surgery3.63 miles
2 Border Drive, Leicester, LE4 2PF
Dr K S Shergill3.74 miles
4 Whiles Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 4EE
Dr M K Lakhani3.74 miles
5 Storer Close, Sileby, Loughborough, Leics, LE12 7UD
Beaumont Lodge Medical Practice3.82 miles
2 Baxters Close, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0QR
Hospital
Leicester Frith Hospital3.85 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QF
Glenfield Hospital4.01 miles
Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QP
Loughborough Hospital4.60 miles
Hospital Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5JY
Leicester Royal Infirmary6.15 miles
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5WW
Nuffield Health, Leicester Hospital6.65 miles
Scraptoft Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1HY
Coalville Community Hospital6.98 miles
Coalville Hospital, Broom Leys Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 4DE
Leicester General Hospital7.05 miles
Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4PW
Spire Leicester Hospital7.92 miles
Gartree Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 2FF
Ashby & District Hospital11.95 miles
Leicester Road, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1DG
Hinckley & Bosworth Community Hospital13.05 miles
Ashby Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3DA
St Mary's Hospital13.37 miles
Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT, Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SJ
Melton Mowbray Hospital13.37 miles
Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SJ
Hinckley & District Hosp14.15 miles
Mount Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1AG
Lings Bar Hospital15.00 miles
Beckside,, NG2 6PR
CircleNottingham NHS Treatment Centre15.92 miles
Nottingham NHS Treatment Centre, Lister Road, Nottingham, NG7 2FT
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus16.02 miles
Derby Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 2UH
Pharmacy
Oakwood Pharmacy1.65 miles
2a Main Street, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8RZ
Rothley Pharmacy1.90 miles
7 Woodgate, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7LL
Mountsorrel Pharmacy2.06 miles
99 Rothley Road, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7JT
Boots2.38 miles
16 Station Road, Quorn, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8BS
Astill Lodge Pharmacy2.66 miles
234 Astill Lodge Road, Anstey Heights, Leicester, LE4 1EF
National Co-Operative Chemists Limited2.74 miles
1 Bradgate Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, LE7 7AB
Pharmak Chemist3.01 miles
7 Kingsgate Avenue, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3HD
Boots3.12 miles
21 High Street, Barrow Upon Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8PY
The Co-Operative Pharmacy3.17 miles
Greengate Medical Centre, 1 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3JF
Boots3.24 miles
20-22 Fletcher Mall, Beaumont Leys Centre, Leicester, LE4 1DG
Boots3.31 miles
123 Sibson Road, Birstall, LE4 4ND
Riverside Pharmacy3.33 miles
Inside Costcutter Supermarket, 112-114 Barrow Road, Sileby, Leicestershire, LE12 7LP
Saraj Chemist3.38 miles
206 Park Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2HJ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy3.41 miles
101 Sibson Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 4NB
Boots3.55 miles
54 Swan Street, Sileby, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7NW
Km Brennan (Chemists) Ltd3.65 miles
Unit 5 Home Farm Shop.Pre, Strasbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0RY
Leisure
Park
HALSTEAD ROAD CENTENARY PASTURE1.52 miles
BRADGATE PARK AND SWITHLAND WOODS1.53 miles
BRADGATE PARK (Grade II Listed)1.95 miles
BROOMBRIGGS FARM1.97 miles
BEACON HILL2.73 miles
REEDBED3.42 miles
SHEET HEDGES3.44 miles
JUBILEE WOOD3.51 miles
WATERMEAD3.76 miles
BIRSTALL3.88 miles
GOSS MEADOWS3.99 miles
WATERMEAD COUNTRY PARK4.03 miles
THURMASTON VILLAGE GREEN4.26 miles
THE ORCHARDS4.35 miles
BELGRAVE HALL (Grade II Listed)4.37 miles
ABBEY PARK (Grade II* Listed)4.97 miles
Shop
Groceries
SPAR Charnwood Forest1.56 miles
Spar Store, 1 Maplewood Road, Leicestershire, LE12 8RG
Nisa Bradley's Supermarkets1.89 miles
26 Woodgate, Rothley, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7LJ
Co-op Leicester2.05 miles
Mountsorrel, LE12 7JT
Co-op Leicester2.37 miles
Loughborough Road, LE7 7NH
Nisa Bradley's Supermarkets 2.38 miles
20 Station Rd, Quorn, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8BS
Co-op Loughborough2.39 miles
Quorn, LE12 8DU
Co-op Leicester2.66 miles
Anstey, LE7 7BP
Londis, The Nook2.67 miles
27 The Nook, Anstey, LE7 7AZ
Co-op Loughborough3.12 miles
Barrow Upon Soar, LE12 8PY
Iceland Beaumont Leys3.26 miles
Unit 42, The Beaumont Shopping Centre, Beaumont Leys, LE4 1DF
Tesco Leicester (Extra)3.27 miles
1 Bradgate Mall, Beaumont Shopping Centre Beaumont Leys, Leicester, Leicester, LE4 1DE
Tesco Leicester (Express)3.30 miles
139 Sibson Rd, Birstall, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 4ND
Costcutter Sileby3.33 miles
112-114 Barrow Road, Sileby, Leicestershire, LE12 7LP
Tesco Loughborough (Express)3.34 miles
High St, Sileby, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7RX
Tesco Loughborough (Extra)3.42 miles
Park Rd, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2EX
Co-op Leicester3.66 miles
Birstall, Wanlip Lane, LE4 4JU
Transport
Airport
East Midlands Airport10.03 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport26.71 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 129.13 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 229.22 miles
Birmingham International Airport29.24 miles
Sheffield City Airport47.89 miles
Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport53.99 miles
Bus Stop
The Griffin Inn (NW)0.02 miles
Village Hall (E)0.25 miles
Village Hall (W)0.27 miles
The White House (E)0.37 miles
The White House (W)0.39 miles
Forest End (E)0.61 miles
Forest End (W)0.65 miles
Lodge Lane (NW)1.02 miles
Bradgate Road (NE)1.04 miles
Bradgate Road (SW)1.06 miles
The Wheatsheaf (SE)1.07 miles
The Wheatsheaf (NW)1.10 miles
Latimer Road (NW)1.10 miles
Rothley (Great Central Railway) ()1.12 miles
Sandham Bridge Road (SW)1.12 miles
Sandham Bridge Road (NE)1.12 miles
Railway Station
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station3.08 miles
Sileby Rail Station3.39 miles
Syston Rail Station4.42 miles
Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station4.68 miles
Leicester Rail Station6.06 miles
South Wigston Rail Station9.18 miles
Narborough Rail Station9.73 miles
East Midlands Parkway Rail Station10.94 miles
Long Eaton Rail Station12.73 miles
Melton Mowbray Rail Station12.93 miles
Attenborough Rail Station13.59 miles
Beeston Rail Station14.48 miles
Hinckley Rail Station14.53 miles
Nottingham Rail Station16.34 miles
Spondon Rail Station16.79 miles
Nuneaton Rail Station17.37 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (LE12 8TJ)
Number of Properties in Catchment56
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)5
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)3
Property Sales
148, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£1,000,000
2025-06-11
detached
freehold
3, CHARNIA GROVE
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8XZ		£1,630,000
2024-10-03
detached
freehold
ORCHARD HOUSE, 2, CHARNIA GROVE
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8XZ		£1,300,000
2024-03-28
detached
freehold
143, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£680,000
2023-11-27
detached
freehold
155, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£1,375,000
2023-09-15
detached
freehold
179, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£2,175,000
2022-09-26
detached
freehold
Sold 2014-10-17   £1,000,000
Sold 2012-11-16   £940,000
144, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£990,000
2022-07-05
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2018-07-27   £546,000
Sold 2008-12-11   £500,000
130, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£795,000
2022-06-22
terraced
freehold
Sold 2021-03-01   £600,000
Sold 2018-10-16   £595,000
159, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£875,000
2022-05-30
detached
freehold
Sold 2018-04-13   £690,000
Sold 2012-08-06   £580,000
134, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£450,000
2021-09-30
detached
freehold
Sold 2011-07-29   £275,000
146, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£895,000
2021-06-04
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2006-01-27   £462,000
175, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£1,150,000
2020-11-12
detached
freehold
Sold 2013-07-10   £625,000
178, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£745,000
2018-07-06
detached
freehold
5, KEEPERS CLOSE
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8QB		£1,075,000
2016-10-14
detached
freehold
THE OLD RECTORY, 165, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£1,850,000
2016-08-18
detached
freehold
SWITHLAND HALL (NORTH WING), MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£480,000
2016-03-30
otherPropertyType
freehold
177, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£1,355,000
2015-04-08
detached
freehold
Sold 2010-10-29   £610,000
132, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£295,000
2014-10-28
terraced
freehold
141, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£823,500
2014-07-10
detached
freehold
Sold 2008-06-20   £760,000
176, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£675,000
2014-05-30
detached
freehold
137, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£615,000
2014-03-26
detached
freehold
Sold 2007-09-14   £610,000
181, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£1,050,000
2013-09-06
detached
freehold
Sold 2007-06-06   £1,056,000
136, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£335,000
2011-12-02
semidetached
freehold
149, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£580,000
2011-07-15
detached
freehold
Sold 2007-06-01   £426,000
129, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£650,000
2010-10-01
detached
freehold
124, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£565,000
2010-02-19
detached
freehold
CHURCH VIEW, 5, KEEPERS CLOSE
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8QB		£975,000
2007-10-09
detached
freehold
Sold 2004-06-04   £720,000
135, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£435,000
2007-09-06
detached
freehold
182, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TJ		£660,000
2007-04-02
detached
freehold
KEEPERS CLOSE (2), MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£725,000
2006-12-14
detached
freehold
4, CHARNIA GROVE
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8XZ		£850,000
2006-11-17
detached
freehold
4, KEEPERS CLOSE
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8QB		£280,000
2006-05-02
detached
freehold
131, MAIN STREET
SWITHLAND
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 8TQ		£700,000
2006-03-24
detached
freehold
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