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

LE1 5XZ 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 5XZ 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

- **347 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 2% on July. Leicester 041B: 225 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ
- **Leicester, 830 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ
- **No property in LE1 5XZ 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=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 041B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ
- **£227,322 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at LE1 5XZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LE1 5XZ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ
- **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=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ
- **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=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Children's Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-childrens-hospital-school-e120363) | Special | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | – |
| [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 | – |
| [King Richard III Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-richard-iii-infant-and-nursery-school-e120017) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [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) |
| [Indie Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/indie-education-e152150) | Special | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Shaftesbury Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shaftesbury-junior-school-e120026) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hazel Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazel-community-primary-school-e120071) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leicester College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-college-e131863) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £158,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2023 | £226,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2023 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| October 2024 | £103,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| July 2024 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| July 2026 | £72,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Leicester (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY (320 m); DE MONTFORT SURGERY (450 m); INCLUSION HEALTHCARE (600 m); LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE (600 m); WALNUT ST MED CTR (820 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (490 m); BOOTS (530 m); RIVERSIDE PHARMACY (570 m); VISION PHARMACY (780 m); PEAK PHARMACY (1 km)
- Dental practices: 29 - 31 BOWLING GREEN STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (320 m); THE DENTAL SUITE (LEICESTER) (580 m); TIME FOR TEETH HMP LEICESTER (590 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL GA SERVICE (590 m); CITYDENTAL (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Welford House Leicester Express (270 m, Tesco); Tesco Leicester Bede Island Express (510 m, Tesco); Tesco Leicester Granby St Express (530 m, Tesco); Tesco Leicester Superstore (580 m, Tesco); Sainsburys 132 Highcross Street (650 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £227,322** (July 2026). Leicester’s average house price was £227,322 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 041B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.3** (2025). Leicester 041B has a deprivation score of 22.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,904th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,783** (2021). Leicester 041B had 2,783 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 308th 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: 56.2%** (January 2026). In Leicester 041B, 56.2% 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: 2.2%** (August 2026). In Leicester 041B, 2.2% 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: 52.6320, -1.1375

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), July 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=-1.1375,52.6320,LE15XZ

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le1-5xz