# LE5 1JQ: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE5 1JQ 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 LE5 1JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le5) › [LE5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Leicester 042C: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ
- **Syston, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ
- **No property in LE5 1JQ 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=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 042C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ
- **£227,322 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE5 1JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LE5 1JQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-hamilton-cofe-primary-school-e145970) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kestrel Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kestrel-mead-primary-academy-e147411) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Keyham Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keyham-lodge-school-e148171) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Gateway Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateway-sixth-form-college-e147756) | Sixth form and further education | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Avanti Fields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avanti-fields-school-e143679) | All-through | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 54.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Orchard Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-mead-academy-e144629) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Netherhall Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netherhall-mead-academy-e151482) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | – |
| [Elmbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmbrook-school-e132824) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £319,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £149,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| April 2024 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: HAMILTON PHARMACY (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Leicester Hamilton Local (350 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 042C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.0** (2025). Leicester 042C has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,456th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £249,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leicester 042C was £249,000 in 2025. Joint 11,364th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,380** (2021). Leicester 042C had 2,380 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,568th 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 042C, 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.

## LE5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £273,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE5 was £273,000 in 2025. Joint 934th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 99,206** (2021). LE5 had 99,206 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 7th 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: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in LE5 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In LE5, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)
- Centre: 52.6624, -1.0641

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=-1.0641,52.6624,LE51JQ

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