# LE12 5EA: area report for a postcode in North West Leicestershire

LE12 5EA is a postcode in North West Leicestershire.

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 North West Leicestershire. Open the map at LE12 5EA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) › [LE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12) › [LE12 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12-5)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. North West Leicestershire 002B: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA
- **East Midlands Parkway, 6.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA
- **No property in LE12 5EA 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=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, North West Leicestershire 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA
- **£280,530 average price**: For the whole of North West Leicestershire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE12 5EA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LE12 5EA**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA
- **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=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/long-whatton-church-of-england-primary-school-and-community-centre-e120142) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £612,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £1,100,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £323,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| February 2026 | £620,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| September 2024 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 410 m |
| November 2024 | £394,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 480 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £280,530** (July 2026). North West Leicestershire’s average house price was £280,530 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,795** (2025). Full-time workers living in North West Leicestershire earned a median of £38,795 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 166th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.2×** (2025). A home in North West Leicestershire costs 7.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 171st 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: 15.3** (2025). North West Leicestershire has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 102nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North West Leicestershire 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.5** (2025). North West Leicestershire 002B has a deprivation score of 6.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,507th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North West Leicestershire 002B was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 14,790th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,705** (2021). North West Leicestershire 002B had 1,705 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,315th 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: 89.7%** (January 2026). In North West Leicestershire 002B, 89.7% 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.

## LE12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE12 was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 1,065th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 69,349** (2021). LE12 had 69,349 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 45th most 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: 56%** (2022). About 56% of people in LE12 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: 86.7%** (January 2026). In LE12, 86.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire)
- Centre: 52.8080, -1.2975

Council: [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-leicestershire): Amanda Hack (Labour), 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=-1.2975,52.8080,LE125EA

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