LE5 1UW
PostcodeA postcode in Leicester 043D, Humberstone & Hamilton ward, Leicester.
This report describes the area around LE5 1UW, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around LE5 1UW
- 20 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 23% on JulyLeicester 043D: 154 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Syston, 4.3 kmThe nearest station, in a straight lineExact point
- 5 schools within 800 mNearest is 450 m awayExact point
- No property in LE5 1UW listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s most deprived 40%This neighbourhood, Leicester 043DNeighbourhood
- £227,322 average priceFor the whole of Leicester, July 2026Council
- 1 GP practice within 1 kmNearest is 420 m awayPostcode
- 4 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 370 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE5 1UWSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at LE5 1UWRoad 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 61% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near LE5 1UW
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 450 m 6 minutes on foot | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| Gateway Sixth Form College Sixth form and further education | 560 m 7 minutes on foot | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Primary. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 560 m 7 minutes on foot | School remains Good, April 2024 |
| Avanti Fields School All-through. Attainment 8 of 54.2 (2025/26, provisional) | 580 m 7 minutes on foot | Good (overall), April 2023 |
| Keyham Lodge School Special | 690 m 9 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
| Humberstone Junior School Primary. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.2 km 14 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 |
| Humberstone Infant Academy Primary | 1.2 km 14 minutes on foot | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 |
| Falcons Primary School Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | School remains Good, February 2023 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near LE5 1UW
Latest sale at each postcode- £332,500Hanworth Close, LE5 1UUMay 2026, terraced, established, freehold30 m
- £265,000Columbine Road, LE5 1URMarch 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold60 m
- £290,000Kestrel Lane, LE5 1BHDecember 2025, terraced, established, freehold130 m
- £375,000Columbine Road, LE5 1UGMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold140 m
- £315,000Guestwick Green, LE5 1BGSeptember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold140 m
- £285,000Cloverdale Road, LE5 1ULJuly 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold170 m
- £355,000Trillium Close, LE5 1UQFebruary 2025, detached, established, freehold200 m
- £220,000Mallow Close, LE5 1UYJuly 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold220 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of LE5 1UW
In a straight lineGP practices
- JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE420 m
Pharmacies
- TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY380 m
- HAMILTON PHARMACY400 m
Supermarkets
- Tesco Leicester Hamilton ExtraTesco370 m
- Sainsburys Leicester Hamilton LocalSainsburys480 m
- Morrisons Daily Leicester HamiltonMorrisons800 m
- Aldi Thurmaston LeicesterAldi870 m
The neighbourhood: Leicester 043D
Everything about Leicester 043DThe postcode district: LE5
Everything about LE5Your MP
- Shivani RajaConservativeMP for Leicester East
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.