# LE13 1DU: area report for a postcode in Melton

LE13 1DU is a postcode in Melton.

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 Melton. Open the map at LE13 1DU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) › [LE13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le13) › [LE13 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le13-1)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 78% on July. Melton 005B: 220 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU
- **Melton Mowbray, 680 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU
- **No property in LE13 1DU 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=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Melton 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU
- **£282,521 average price**: For the whole of Melton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE13 1DU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LE13 1DU**: Road 56 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sherard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherard-primary-school-e145083) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Melton Vale Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/melton-vale-sixth-form-college-e145158) | Sixth form and further education | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birch-wood-melton-area-special-school-e152239) | Special | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024 | – |
| [Saint Francis Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-francis-catholic-primary-school-e146180) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swallowdale-primary-school-and-community-centre-e139341) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brownlow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brownlow-primary-school-e140702) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Long Field Spencer Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/long-field-spencer-academy-e138628) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-primary-school-e141469) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £183,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £240,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2024 | £281,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £245,750 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £198,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £267,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Melton Mowbray (680 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: MELTON PHARMACY (790 m); DAY-NIGHT PHARMACY (950 m); ALLIED PHARMACY MELTON MOWBRAY (950 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons North Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray (940 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,521** (July 2026). Melton’s average house price was £282,521 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,900** (2025). Full-time workers living in Melton earned a median of £33,900 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 29th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Melton costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th 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: 14.9** (2025). Melton has a deprivation score of 14.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 94th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Melton 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.3** (2025). Melton 005B has a deprivation score of 30.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,110th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Melton 005B was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,613** (2021). Melton 005B had 1,613 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,442nd 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: 89.2%** (January 2026). In Melton 005B, 89.2% 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.

## LE13 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £246,996** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE13 was £246,996 in 2025. 733rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,731** (2021). LE13 had 27,731 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,047th 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: 75%** (2022). About 75% of people in LE13 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: 95.1%** (January 2026). In LE13, 95.1% 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: [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton)
- Centre: 52.7568, -0.8786

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

## Your MP

- [Melton and Syston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melton-and-syston): Edward Argar (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)
- [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=-0.8786,52.7568,LE131DU

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