# LE3 1LW: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE3 1LW 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 1LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3) › [LE3 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3-1)

## Around this postcode

- **32 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Leicester 028C: 139 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW
- **Leicester, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW
- **No property in LE3 1LW 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=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 028C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW
- **£227,322 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE3 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW
- **Low road and rail noise at LE3 1LW**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW
- **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=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW
- **13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Queensmead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queensmead-primary-academy-e138553) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dovelands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dovelands-primary-school-e130927) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, September 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Braunstone Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/braunstone-community-primary-school-e143245) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Gate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-gate-school-e131099) | Special | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Emmanuel Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emmanuel-christian-school-e134595) | Independent | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-voluntary-academy-e146158) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Imperial Avenue Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/imperial-avenue-infant-school-e120014) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Fullhurst Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fullhurst-community-college-e120298) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| April 2024 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2024 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2023 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2023 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| November 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| August 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA) (700 m)
- Pharmacies: HOCKLEY FARM CHEMIST (700 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda St James Express Petrol (550 m, Asda)

## 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 028C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 48.9** (2025). Leicester 028C has a deprivation score of 48.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,541st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £222,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leicester 028C was £222,500 in 2025. Joint 8,738th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,096** (2021). Leicester 028C had 2,096 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,975th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Leicester 028C, 100.0% 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.

## 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: 52.6306, -1.1736

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=-1.1736,52.6306,LE31LW

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