# LE1 5DG: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE1 5DG is a postcode in Leicester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Leicester. Open the map at LE1 5DG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le1) › [LE1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **606 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Leicester 041E: 1,719 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG
- **Leicester, 760 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG
- **No property in LE1 5DG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 041E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG
- **£226,881 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE1 5DG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG
- **Low road and rail noise at LE1 5DG**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG
- **18.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Indie Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/indie-education-e152150) | Special | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Beauchamp City Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beauchamp-city-sixth-form-e147837) | Sixth form and further education | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Castle Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-mead-academy-e147068) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Children's Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-childrens-hospital-school-e120363) | Special | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | – |
| [Slater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/slater-primary-school-e120101) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Richard III Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-richard-iii-infant-and-nursery-school-e120017) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Moat Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moat-community-college-e120292) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sparkenhoe Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sparkenhoe-community-primary-school-e146857) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £268,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2023 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £158,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| May 2025 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| September 2025 | £79,051 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 280 m |
| June 2025 | £87,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| August 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Leicester (760 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY (250 m); INCLUSION HEALTHCARE (280 m); LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE (280 m); DE MONTFORT SURGERY (820 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (150 m); BOOTS (230 m); RIVERSIDE PHARMACY (920 m); PHARMASON LTD (960 m)
- Dental practices: 29 - 31 BOWLING GREEN STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (250 m); CITYDENTAL (280 m); THE DENTAL SUITE (LEICESTER) (400 m); TIME FOR TEETH HMP LEICESTER (820 m); DAMIRA LEICESTER (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Leicester (290 m, Iceland); Heron Leicester (300 m, Heron); Tesco Welford House Leicester Express (330 m, Tesco); Tesco Haymarket Tower Express (330 m, Tesco); Tesco Belgrave Gate Leicester Express (340 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £226,881** (August 2026). Leicester’s average house price was £226,881 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,281** (2025). Full-time workers living in Leicester earned a median of £32,281 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 9th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Leicester costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 159th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 34.4** (2025). Leicester has a deprivation score of 34.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 16th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Leicester 041E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.8** (2025). Leicester 041E has a deprivation score of 38.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,906th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,831** (2021). Leicester 041E had 2,831 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 242nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 76.7%** (January 2026). In Leicester 041E, 76.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 5.6%** (August 2026). In Leicester 041E, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## LE1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £128,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE1 was £128,000 in 2025. 39th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,801** (2021). LE1 had 18,801 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,217th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in LE1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.3%** (January 2026). In LE1, 82.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)
- Centre: 52.6349, -1.1350

Council: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Leicester South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-south): Shockat Adam (Independent), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.1350,52.6349,LE15DG

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le1-5dg