# LE1 6XY: area report for a postcode in Blaby

LE1 6XY is a postcode in Blaby.

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 Blaby. Open the map at LE1 6XY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) › [LE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le1) › [LE1 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le1-6)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 44% on July. Blaby 004D: 85 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY
- **Narborough, 4.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY
- **No property in LE1 6XY 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=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Blaby 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY
- **£289,282 average price**: For the whole of Blaby, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY
- **100% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LE1 6XY**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY
- **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=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY
- **17.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Winstanley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-winstanley-school-e143844) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 34.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kingsway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsway-primary-school-e144538) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfield-l-e-a-d-academy-e138999) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ravenhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravenhurst-primary-school-e149371) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fossebrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fossebrook-primary-school-e142410) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Caldecote Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caldecote-community-primary-school-e132211) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Emmanuel Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emmanuel-christian-school-e134595) | Independent | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [New Lubbesthorpe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-lubbesthorpe-primary-school-e147089) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| April 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| August 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| June 2024 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| July 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| June 2026 | £372,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| May 2026 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 430 m |
| December 2025 | £216,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LLR SAS PROVIDER (10 m)
- Pharmacies: THORPE ASTLEY PHARMACY (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Thorpe Astley Leicester (360 m, Aldi); Makro Leicester (640 m, Makro)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £289,282** (July 2026). Blaby’s average house price was £289,282 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Blaby earned a median of £38,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 168th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.6×** (2025). A home in Blaby costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 155th least 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: 10.5** (2025). Blaby has a deprivation score of 10.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 31st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Blaby 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.7** (2025). Blaby 004D has a deprivation score of 7.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,886th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £278,550** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blaby 004D was £278,550 in 2025. 14,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,201** (2021). Blaby 004D had 2,201 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,823rd 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Blaby 004D, 99.8% 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.

## 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: [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby)
- Centre: 52.6129, -1.1949

Council: [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mid Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-leicestershire): Mr Peter Bedford (Conservative), 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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.1949,52.6129,LE16XY

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