# LE1 7LW: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE1 7LW 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 7LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le1) › [LE1 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le1-7)

## Around this postcode

- **112 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. Leicester 040E: 341 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW
- **Leicester, 630 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW
- **No property in LE1 7LW 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=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 040E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW
- **£226,881 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE1 7LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW
- **Low road and rail noise at LE1 7LW**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW
- **16.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leicester Therapeutic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-therapeutic-school-e152346) | Special | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Avicenna School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avicenna-school-e152162) | Independent | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Beauchamp City Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beauchamp-city-sixth-form-e147837) | Sixth form and further education | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Leicester College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-college-e131863) | Sixth form and further education | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sparkenhoe Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sparkenhoe-community-primary-school-e146857) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Children's Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-childrens-hospital-school-e120363) | Special | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | – |
| [WQE and Regent College Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wqe-and-regent-college-group-e130756) | Sixth form and further education | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Medway Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/medway-community-primary-school-e120108) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| December 2023 | £240,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £117,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| September 2024 | £322,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| June 2025 | £244,845 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| June 2026 | £523,250 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| April 2025 | £312,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Leicester (630 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA) (600 m); SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE (720 m); DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS (720 m); ST PETER'S MED CENTRE (MANSINGH & MEHRA) (720 m); VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: CITY PHARMACY LTD (410 m); HIGHEM PHARMACY (720 m); BEACON PHARM LIMITED (780 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (350 m); DAMIRA LEICESTER (440 m); TIME FOR TEETH HMP LEICESTER (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (550 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL GA SERVICE (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Leicester London Road Local (450 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Lillie House Express (520 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Leicester Granby Street Local (720 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Knighton Leicester (840 m, Morrisons); Tesco Welford House Leicester Express (890 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 040E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.4** (2025). Leicester 040E has a deprivation score of 42.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,958th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,770** (2021). Leicester 040E had 1,770 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,874th 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: 90.8%** (January 2026). In Leicester 040E, 90.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.1%** (August 2026). In Leicester 040E, 6.1% 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: 52.6258, -1.1252

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=-1.1252,52.6258,LE17LW

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le1-7lw