# LE4 7RZ: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE4 7RZ 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 LE4 7RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le4) › [LE4 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le4-7)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Leicester 002C: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ
- **Syston, 3.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ
- **25 of 25 properties in LE4 7RZ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ
- **£227,322 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ
- **96.2% can get gigabit broadband at LE4 7RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at LE4 7RZ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ
- **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=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ
- **14.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandfield Close Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandfield-close-primary-school-e120047) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herrick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herrick-primary-school-e120100) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rushey Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rushey-mead-academy-e141916) | Secondary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 56.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Church Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-infant-school-e138929) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Church Hill Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-church-of-england-junior-school-e138930) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Soar Valley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/soar-valley-college-e148877) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Riverside Community Primary School Birstall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-community-primary-school-birstall-e140746) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wyvern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyvern-primary-school-e120028) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £333,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2025 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| September 2024 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| November 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2024 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE (290 m); SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD (740 m); SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m)
- Pharmacies: PATTANI P (290 m); RUSHEY MEAD PHARMACY (740 m); THURMASTON PHARMACY LTD (910 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (340 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Hks Fosseway (240 m, Spar); Sainsburys Leicester North (250 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). Leicester 002C has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,069th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,207** (2021). Leicester 002C had 1,207 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,689th least 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Leicester 002C, 99.8% 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: 3.3%** (August 2026). In Leicester 002C, 3.3% 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.

## LE4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £262,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE4 was £262,000 in 2025. Joint 849th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 109,251** (2021). LE4 had 109,251 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 5th 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: 7%** (2022). About 7% of people in LE4 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In LE4, 99.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)
- Centre: 52.6698, -1.1031

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

## Your MP

- [Leicester East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-east): Shivani Raja (Conservative), 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=-1.1031,52.6698,LE47RZ

## How to cite

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