# LE14 3YQ: area report for a postcode in Melton

LE14 3YQ 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 3YQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) › [LE14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le14) › [LE14 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le14-3)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Melton 003B: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ
- **Melton Mowbray, 4.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ
- **No property in LE14 3YQ 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=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Melton 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ
- **£286,469 average price**: For the whole of Melton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at LE14 3YQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LE14 3YQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ
- **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=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Captains Close Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/captains-close-primary-school-e139845) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Asfordby Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/asfordby-hill-primary-school-e139340) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £162,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2024 | £245,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £87,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2024 | £247,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| January 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (300 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Ashfordby (310 m, Central England Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £286,469** (August 2026). Melton’s average house price was £286,469 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 8.5×** (2025). A home in Melton costs 8.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 109th least 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: 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.2** (2025). Melton 003B has a deprivation score of 19.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,310th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Melton 003B was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 6,070th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,726** (2021). Melton 003B had 1,726 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,484th 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: 73.3%** (January 2026). In Melton 003B, 73.3% 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.

## 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: 52.7664, -0.9487

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), 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=-0.9487,52.7664,LE143YQ

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