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

LE3 5QW 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 5QW 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

- **158 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 16% on July. Leicester 016D: 155 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW
- **Leicester, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW
- **No property in LE3 5QW 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=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 016D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW
- **£226,881 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE3 5QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LE3 5QW**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW
- **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=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW
- **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=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [King Richard III Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-richard-iii-infant-and-nursery-school-e120017) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Castle Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-mead-academy-e147068) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Shaftesbury Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shaftesbury-junior-school-e120026) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-voluntary-academy-e146158) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Inglehurst Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inglehurst-infant-school-e150026) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Dovelands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dovelands-primary-school-e130927) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, September 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fosse Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fosse-mead-primary-academy-e148391) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Inglehurst Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inglehurst-junior-school-e120016) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £75,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £171,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2023 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2024 | £130,600 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2024 | £117,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| May 2024 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM) (240 m); WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE (390 m); DR U K ROY (460 m); WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE) (670 m); WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO) (670 m)
- Pharmacies: ST STEPHENS CHEMIST (390 m); SHILCHEM PHARMACY (510 m); VISION PHARMACY (560 m); PEAK PHARMACY (670 m); MATTOCK PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (180 m); 64-72 (350 m); BRIGHTSMILES DENTAL PRACTICE (350 m); WESTCOTES HEALTH CENTRE (390 m); DENTAL SURGERY (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Leicester Hinckley Rd Express (270 m, Tesco); Tesco Leicester Superstore (470 m, Tesco); Tesco Leicester Fosse Esso Express (520 m, Tesco); Lidl Fosse Road North West Bridge Leicester (590 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Briton Street (810 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £226,881** (August 2026). Leicester’s average house price was £226,881 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 159th most 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: 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 016D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.7** (2025). Leicester 016D has a deprivation score of 40.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,396th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £165,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leicester 016D was £165,500 in 2025. Joint 3,571st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,395** (2021). Leicester 016D had 2,395 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,487th 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Leicester 016D, 99.3% 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.

## 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: 52.6346, -1.1517

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), 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=-1.1517,52.6346,LE35QW

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3-5qw