# LE3 5HF: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE3 5HF 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 5HF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3) › [LE3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **132 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. Leicester 016C: 144 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF
- **Leicester, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF
- **6 of 13 properties in LE3 5HF at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 3 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF
- **£227,322 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE3 5HF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF
- **Low road and rail noise at LE3 5HF**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF
- **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=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF
- **15.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castle Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-mead-academy-e147068) | Secondary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fosse Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fosse-mead-primary-academy-e148391) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 58% 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 | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Slater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/slater-primary-school-e120101) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Inglehurst Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inglehurst-junior-school-e120016) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Inglehurst Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inglehurst-infant-school-e150026) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Brook Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brook-mead-academy-e148546) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Shaftesbury Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shaftesbury-junior-school-e120026) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £176,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2023 | £71,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM) (190 m); WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE (730 m); GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT) (760 m); DR U K ROY (800 m); INCLUSION HEALTHCARE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: MATTOCK PHARMACY (390 m); ST STEPHENS CHEMIST (730 m); BLACKBIRD PHARMACY (750 m); SHILCHEM PHARMACY (780 m); VISION PHARMACY (840 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (390 m); DENTAL SURGERY (530 m); 44 DENTAL CARE (640 m); 64-72 (680 m); BRIGHTSMILES DENTAL PRACTICE (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Leicester Fosse Esso Express (300 m, Tesco); Lidl Fosse Road North West Bridge Leicester (320 m, Lidl); Sainsburys 132 Highcross Street (620 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Leicester Hinckley Rd Express (620 m, Tesco); Tesco Leicester Superstore (650 m, Tesco)

## 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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 39.8** (2025). Leicester 016C has a deprivation score of 39.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,619th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,625** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leicester 016C was £175,625 in 2025. 4,401st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,394** (2021). Leicester 016C had 2,394 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,497th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Leicester 016C, 99.2% 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: 52.6375, -1.1497

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=-1.1497,52.6375,LE35HF

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