LE21 postcode area

The LE21 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blaby, Leicester. Area Scores range from 17 to 72 across them.

In summary

The LE21 district contains both ends of the scale: Thorpe Astley at 72 out of 100 (#1,897 of 6,856 in England) against Leicester City Centre at 18, a 55-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £116,750 in Leicester City Centre to £268,000 in Thorpe Astley — a 2.3× gap within the LE21 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Blaby and Leicester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Thorpe AstleyBlaby 1,89772 £268,000
Leicester City CentreLeicester 5,64018 £116,750

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LE21.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.