# LE5 3DT: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE5 3DT 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 3DT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le5) › [LE5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **55 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Leicester 017C: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT
- **Leicester, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT
- **No property in LE5 3DT 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=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT
- **£226,881 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT
- **10 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE5 3DT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT
- **Low road and rail noise at LE5 3DT**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT
- **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=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shenton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shenton-primary-school-e150884) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2020 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-voluntary-academy-e138081) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bridge Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridge-junior-school-e150905) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Charnwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charnwood-primary-school-e149647) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Green Lane Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-lane-infant-school-e146852) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Jameah Boys Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jameah-boys-academy-e145505) | Independent | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jameah Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jameah-academy-e133349) | Independent | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darul-madinah-leicester-ltd-e151914) | Independent | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2023 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2024 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2024 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £181,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE (220 m); HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE (330 m); THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE (330 m); HERON GP PRACTICE (330 m); COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA) (710 m)
- Pharmacies: VISION PHARMACY (230 m); YAKUB CHEMIST LIMITED (290 m); VISION PHARMACY (330 m); VISION PHARMACY (420 m); 7 - 11 PHARMACY (490 m)
- Dental practices: MERLYN VAZ HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (330 m); DENTAL SURGERY (390 m); DENTAL SURGERY (500 m); EAST PARK ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (750 m); DENTAL SURGERY (900 m)
- Supermarkets: EG - OTM - St Matthews (590 m, Spar); Iceland Leicester Food Warehouse (620 m, Iceland); Aldi Spinney Hills Leicester (640 m, Aldi); Lidl Central Leicester Leicester (860 m, Lidl)

## 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 43.7** (2025). Leicester 017C has a deprivation score of 43.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,649th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,940** (2021). Leicester 017C had 1,940 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,376th 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 017C, 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: 6.3%** (August 2026). In Leicester 017C, 6.3% 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.

## 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: 52.6387, -1.1117

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), 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=-1.1117,52.6387,LE53DT

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