# LE3 6LW: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE3 6LW 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 6LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3) › [LE3 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3-6)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Leicester 039E: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW
- **Leicester, 4.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW
- **No property in LE3 6LW 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=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 039E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW
- **£227,322 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE3 6LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW
- **Low road and rail noise at LE3 6LW**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW
- **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=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW
- **13.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Forest Lodge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-lodge-academy-e145357) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Educ8 Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/educ8-leicestershire-e150440) | Special | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Herewoode Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-herewoode-academy-e151607) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Braunstone Frith Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/braunstone-frith-primary-academy-e147410) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hall-school-e151954) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Parks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parks-primary-school-e120088) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Gate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-gate-school-e131099) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Glenfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenfield-primary-school-e140608) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £192,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2023 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £213,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH) (710 m); OAKMEADOW SURGERY (GJ INGRAMS) (810 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (710 m); PARKEM CHEMIST (740 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Dominion Express (600 m, Tesco); Co-op Aikman Avenue Leicester (750 m, Central England Co-operative); Co-op Braunstone Frith (770 m, Central England Co-operative)

## 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 039E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 45.4** (2025). Leicester 039E has a deprivation score of 45.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,273rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,804** (2021). Leicester 039E had 1,804 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,735th 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 039E, 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.2%** (August 2026). In Leicester 039E, 7.2% 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: 52.6431, -1.1858

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=-1.1858,52.6431,LE36LW

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