# LE5 5TH: area report for a postcode in Leicester

LE5 5TH 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 5TH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) › [LE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le5) › [LE5 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le5-5)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Leicester 027C: 23 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH
- **Leicester, 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH
- **No property in LE5 5TH 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=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Leicester 027C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH
- **£227,322 average price**: For the whole of Leicester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LE5 5TH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH
- **Low road and rail noise at LE5 5TH**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Land of Learning Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/land-of-learning-primary-school-e135858) | Independent | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Miller House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/miller-house-school-e151860) | Special | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Evington Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evington-valley-primary-school-e120005) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leicester Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-preparatory-school-e120329) | Independent | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Leicester Islamic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leicester-islamic-academy-e120335) | Independent | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Mayflower Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayflower-primary-school-e120018) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Madani Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/madani-girls-school-e129645) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 57.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Madani Boys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/madani-boys-school-e138869) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 52.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £338,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2024 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2024 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £364,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2023 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HORIZON HEALTHCARE (260 m)
- Pharmacies: STONEYCROFT CHEMIST (400 m); PEARL CHEMIST (650 m); DAY-NIGHT PHARMACY (840 m); MEDICINE BOX CHEMISTS (850 m)
- Dental practices: FRANCIS STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (400 m); ST JOHNS ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (660 m); DENTAL ART (850 m); CARISBROOKE SPECIALIST DENTAL CENTRE (940 m); DENTAL SURGERY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Leicester - London Road (750 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Leicester Evington Road (770 m, Morrisons)

## 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 027C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.3** (2025). Leicester 027C has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,915** (2021). Leicester 027C had 1,915 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,890th 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 027C, 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: 3.7%** (August 2026). In Leicester 027C, 3.7% 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: 52.6204, -1.0996

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

## Your MP

- [Leicester South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-south): Shockat Adam (Independent), 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=-1.0996,52.6204,LE55TH

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