# LE7

Postcode district covering Syston and Anstey, in Charnwood and Harborough.

LE7 is a postcode district covering Syston and Anstey, in Charnwood and Harborough. Median sale price £329,982 in 2025. Recorded crime 59.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code LE7. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LE7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £329,982** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LE7 was £329,982 in 2025. 913th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 51,655** (2021). LE7 had 51,655 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 178th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 30%** (2022). About 30% of people in LE7 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.7%** (January 2026). In LE7, 88.7% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LE7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 30% of people in LE7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=LE7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 951 homes were sold in LE7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LE7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LE7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LE7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LE7 had 51,655 usual residents at the census.

## How LE7 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LE7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £329,982 | 4th most expensive | 21 postcode districts, LE · 2025 |
| Population | 51,655 | 10th most populated | 23 postcode districts, LE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 30% | 9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, LE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.7% | 10th lowest | 23 postcode districts, LE · Jan 2026 |

## Is LE7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LE7 at a rate of 59.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across the LE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 309 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LE7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,114), other crime (570) and anti-social behaviour (451).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LE7 was 61.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in LE7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LE7 has no single figure. Of its 29 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LE7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Charnwood 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025768) | 1,469 | 52.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 59.4% |
| [Charnwood 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025769) | 1,563 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 79.1% |
| [Charnwood 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025737) | 2,905 | 59.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.4% |
| [Charnwood 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025739) | 2,338 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.7% |
| [Charnwood 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025685) | 1,315 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.6% |
| [Charnwood 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025686) | 1,577 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.0% |
| [Charnwood 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025730) | 2,979 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.3% |
| [Charnwood 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025731) | 1,847 | 60.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.0% |
| [Charnwood 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025736) | 1,429 | 31.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.9% |
| [Charnwood 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025738) | 1,583 | 41.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 72.5% |
| [Charnwood 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025756) | 1,893 | 58.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.1% |
| [Charnwood 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025757) | 1,328 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Charnwood 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025758) | 1,706 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.5% |
| [Charnwood 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025759) | 1,400 | 138.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.4% |
| [Charnwood 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025752) | 2,977 | 48.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Charnwood 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025753) | 1,651 | 125.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| [Charnwood 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025754) | 1,229 | 21.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Charnwood 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025755) | 1,436 | 42.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Charnwood 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025670) | 1,272 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Charnwood 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025671) | 2,397 | 72.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
| [Charnwood 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025672) | 2,296 | 58.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.0% |
| [Charnwood 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/neighbourhood/e01025673) | 1,730 | 67.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.9% |
| [Harborough 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025770) | 1,830 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 52.0% |
| [Harborough 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025815) | 2,197 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 27.6% |
| [Harborough 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025812) | 1,747 | 91.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.5% |
| [Harborough 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025813) | 2,095 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.6% |
| [Harborough 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01025814) | 1,735 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.4% |
| [Harborough 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01035092) | 1,737 | 61.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.4% |
| [Harborough 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/neighbourhood/e01035093) | 1,534 | 95.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.7% |

## Your MP

- [Melton and Syston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melton-and-syston): Edward Argar (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 46% of the people here.
- [Mid Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-leicestershire): Mr Peter Bedford (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 28% of the people here.
- [Rutland and Stamford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rutland-and-stamford): Alicia Kearns (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 24% of the people here.
- [Harborough, Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harborough-oadby-and-wigston): Neil O'Brien (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.6% of the people here.
- [Leicester West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-west): Liz Kendall (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.
- [Leicester East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-east): Shivani Raja (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.
- [Loughborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/loughborough): Dr Jeevun Sandher (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in LE7

[Anstey](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/anstey), [East Goscote & Queniborough](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/east-goscote-and-queniborough), [Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/houghton-thurnby-and-scraptoft), [Syston East](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/syston-east), [Syston West](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/syston-west), [Thurcaston, Woodhouse & Bradgate](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood/thurcaston-woodhouse-and-bradgate), [Tilton, Billesdon & Great Easton](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough/tilton-billesdon-and-great-easton)

## Postcode sectors in LE7

[LE7 1 (122 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7-1), [LE7 2 (146 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7-2), [LE7 3 (185 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7-3), [LE7 4 (120 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7-4), [LE7 6 (13 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7-6), [LE7 7 (326 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7-7), [LE7 9 (329 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7-9)

## Councils LE7 covers

[Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood), [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough)

## Towns in LE7

[Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester), [Mountsorrel](https://openindex.co.uk/town/mountsorrel), [Syston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/syston)

## Postcode districts next to LE7

[LE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le2), [LE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le3), [LE4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le4), [LE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le5), [LE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le6), [LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8), [LE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12), [LE14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le14), [LE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le15), [LE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16)

## More in the LE postcode area

[All LE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LE7 in brief

LE7 is a postcode district covering Syston and Anstey, in Charnwood and Harborough.
About 53,103 people lived in LE7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £329,982 in 2025 across 951 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 59.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LE7 was £329,982 in 2025.
LE7 had 51,655 usual residents at the census.
About 30% of people in LE7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LE7, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LE7
- Postcode area: [LE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le)
- Constituency: [Melton and Syston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melton-and-syston)
- Council: [Charnwood †](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood)
- Area: 243 km²
- People, mid-2024: 53,103*
- Neighbourhoods: 29
- Output areas: 163

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LE14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le14), [LE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le12), [LE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le15), [LE4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le4), [LE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le16), [LE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le8)

## Latest updates for LE7

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LE7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/le7#f-house-sales-median-price.

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