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LE14

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Melton, in Melton.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LE14 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In LE14, 55.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£375,000
674th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
17,779
1,155th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
55.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How LE14 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

LE14Middle
Median sale price21 postcode districts, LE · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in LE21 areas from £128,000 to £375,000. The middle area is £273,000. LE14 is £375,000.
£375,000most expensive
Population23 postcode districts, LE · 2021
Population: every postcode district in LE23 areas from 163 to 122,029. The middle area is 38,606. LE14 is 17,779.
17,7796th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage23 postcode districts, LE · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in LE23 areas from 40.8% to 100.0%. The middle area is 91.2%. LE14 is 55.9%.
55.9%2nd lowest
Claimant rate21 postcode districts, LE · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in LE21 areas from 1.6% to 6.7%. The middle area is 2.3%. LE14 is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 6th lowest

Is LE14 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LE14 at a rate of 42.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across LE.

In August 2026 alone, 70 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LE14.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (322), other crime (143) and criminal damage and arson (93).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LE14 was 43.9 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in LE14, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LE14 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in LE14

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Melton 001D1,34433.6 per 1,000634.7%
Melton 001E1,23331.2 per 1,000834.2%
Melton 003A1,87738.2 per 1,000785.3%
Melton 003B1,72674.7 per 1,000573.3%
Melton 003C1,88636.9 per 1,000866.9%
Melton 003D1,94362.7 per 1,000719.6%
Melton 006A1,70337.3 per 1,000748.9%
Melton 006B1,81252.9 per 1,000660.1%
Melton 006C1,79337.7 per 1,000694.5%
Melton 006D1,56336.6 per 1,000556.5%

MPs for LE14

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in LE142

Postcode sectors in LE143

Council1

Postcode districts next to LE148

More in the LE postcode area2

LE14 in brief

LE14 is a postcode district covering Melton, in Melton.

About 18,478 people lived in LE14 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £375,000 in 2025 across 341 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 42.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in LE14 was £375,000 in 2025.

LE14 had 17,779 usual residents at the census.

In LE14, 55.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In LE14, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.