# LE3 0GG: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE3 0GG is a postcode in Leicester.

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 Leicester. Open the map at LE3 0GG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3) › [LE3 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3-0)

## Around this postcode

- **125 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Leicester 023B: 151 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG
- **Leicester, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG
- **No property in LE3 0GG 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=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 023B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG
- **£227,322 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE3 0GG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG
- **Low road and rail noise at LE3 0GG**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG
- **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=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG
- **14.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shaftesbury Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shaftesbury-junior-school-e120026) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hazel Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazel-community-primary-school-e120071) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Richard III Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-richard-iii-infant-and-nursery-school-e120017) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [St Mary's Fields Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-fields-academy-e150622) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2023, before the school changed | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fullhurst Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fullhurst-community-college-e120298) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Imperial Avenue Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/imperial-avenue-infant-school-e120014) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [The Children's Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-childrens-hospital-school-e120363) | Special | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | – |
| [Leicester College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-college-e131863) | Sixth form and further education | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| July 2026 | £176,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £160,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2023 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2023 | £247,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DR S SHAFI (330 m); NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY (380 m); WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE) (430 m); WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO) (430 m); DE MONTFORT SURGERY (600 m)
- Pharmacies: POLY PHARMACY (120 m); PATELS CHEMIST (300 m); PEAK PHARMACY (430 m); RIVERSIDE PHARMACY (470 m); VISION PHARMACY (530 m)
- Dental practices: MM DENTAL CARE UPPERTON ROAD (140 m); DAMIRA WESTCOTES (380 m); WINCHESTER AVENUE DENTAL PRACTICE (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (570 m); 64-72 (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Upperton Road West Bridge Leicester (160 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Briton Street (310 m, Morrisons); Iceland Narborough Road (400 m, Iceland); Tesco Leicester Bede Island Express (540 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Leicester (570 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £227,322** (July 2026). Leicester’s average house price was £227,322 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,281** (2025). Full-time workers living in Leicester earned a median of £32,281 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 9th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Leicester costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th 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: 34.4** (2025). Leicester has a deprivation score of 34.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 16th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Leicester 023B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.5** (2025). Leicester 023B has a deprivation score of 41.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,203rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,887** (2021). Leicester 023B had 1,887 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,506th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Leicester 023B, 99.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.2%** (August 2026). In Leicester 023B, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## LE3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE3 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 110,195** (2021). LE3 had 110,195 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 4th 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: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in LE3 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In LE3, 98.9% 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: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)
- Centre: 52.6252, -1.1481

Council: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Leicester West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-west): Liz Kendall (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=-1.1481,52.6252,LE30GG

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3-0gg.

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