# LE14 2XL: area report for a postcode in Melton

LE14 2XL 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 LE14 2XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) › [LE14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le14) › [LE14 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le14-2)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. Melton 006A: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL
- **Melton Mowbray, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL
- **No property in LE14 2XL 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=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Melton 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL
- **£282,521 average price**: For the whole of Melton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE14 2XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL
- **Low road and rail noise at LE14 2XL**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL
- **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=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Melton Vale Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/melton-vale-sixth-form-college-e145158) | Sixth form and further education | 1.2 km (15 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024 | – |
| [Sherard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherard-primary-school-e145083) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| December 2025 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| November 2024 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| July 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| March 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.3** (2025). Melton 006A has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,272nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £477,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Melton 006A was £477,500 in 2025. Joint 5,407th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,703** (2021). Melton 006A had 1,703 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,391st 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: 48.9%** (January 2026). In Melton 006A, 48.9% 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.

## LE14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE14 was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 674th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,779** (2021). LE14 had 17,779 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,155th 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: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in LE14 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: 55.9%** (January 2026). In LE14, 55.9% 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: 52.7486, -0.8568

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=-0.8568,52.7486,LE142XL

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