# LE5 4AL: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE5 4AL 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 4AL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le5) › [LE5 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le5-4)

## Around this postcode

- **49 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Leicester 019D: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL
- **Leicester, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL
- **2 of 48 properties in LE5 4AL at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 4 at low risk, 31 at very low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 019D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL
- **£227,322 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE5 4AL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL
- **Low road and rail noise at LE5 4AL**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL
- **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=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Barnabas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-cofe-primary-school-e120187) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-imam-muhammad-adam-institute-school-e137561) | Independent | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Al-Aqsa Schools Trust](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-aqsa-schools-trust-e134809) | Independent | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jameah Boys Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jameah-boys-academy-e145505) | Independent | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jameah Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jameah-academy-e133349) | Independent | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Merrydale Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merrydale-infant-school-e120023) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Spinney Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spinney-hill-primary-school-e120084) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Merrydale Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merrydale-junior-school-e143244) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £302,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2024 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2023 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2023 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH) (360 m); WILLOWS HEALTH (580 m); EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA) (780 m); HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES) (840 m); HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: YOUR TRUSTED PHARMACY LTD (300 m); VISION PHARMACY (380 m); VITALITY PHARMACY (530 m); NIVA PHARMACY LIMITED (540 m); BOOTS (680 m)
- Dental practices: COLEMAN ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (350 m); DENTAL SURGERY (380 m); TG'S DENTAL LEICESTER LTD (380 m); MM DENTAL CARE UPPINGHAM ROAD (440 m); SMILE DENTAL CARE (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Uppingham Road (670 m, Iceland)

## 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 019D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.2** (2025). Leicester 019D has a deprivation score of 33.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,841st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,345** (2021). Leicester 019D had 2,345 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,743rd 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Leicester 019D, 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.3%** (August 2026). In Leicester 019D, 5.3% 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: 52.6389, -1.0967

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=-1.0967,52.6389,LE54AL

## How to cite

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