LE3 postcode area

The LE3 postcode district spans 24 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blaby, Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicester. Area Scores range from 0 to 91 across them.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LE3 district: Kirby Muxloe & Thurlaston scores 92 out of 100 (#567 of 6,856 nationally) while Braunstone Park West sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 91 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 13 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £116,750 in Leicester City Centre to £388,500 in Kirby Muxloe & Thurlaston — a 3.3× gap within the LE3 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Blaby, Hinckley and Bosworth and Leicester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Kirby Muxloe & ThurlastonBlaby 56792 £388,500
Groby EastHinckley and Bosworth 65690 £300,000
Leicester Forest EastBlaby 68490 £268,000
GlenfieldBlaby 1,11584 £295,000
Enderby & Glen ParvaBlaby 1,69875 £269,725
Thorpe AstleyBlaby 1,89772 £268,000
Braunstone TownBlaby 2,27467 £260,000
Dane Hills & Western ParkLeicester 3,00756 £265,000
Earl ShiltonHinckley and Bosworth 3,56348 £230,000
Abbey ParkLeicester 3,75545 £266,500
Hinckley CentralHinckley and Bosworth 4,11140 £205,000
Aylestone SouthLeicester 4,69432 £245,000
Rowley Fields & FaircharmLeicester 4,77630 £192,500
Belgrave North WestLeicester 5,62618 £260,000
Leicester City CentreLeicester 5,64018 £116,750
West End & WestcotesLeicester 5,74316 £175,000
Aylestone North & Saffron FieldsLeicester 5,89314 £190,000
NewfoundpoolLeicester 6,10611 £170,000
Bradgate Heights & Beaumont LeysLeicester 6,10611 £241,000
Braunstone Park EastLeicester 6,2988 £223,500
St Matthews & Highfields NorthLeicester 6,4426 £225,000
Kirby FrithLeicester 6,5245 £208,500
New Parks & StokeswoodLeicester 6,5994 £207,000
Braunstone Park WestLeicester 6,7911 £200,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LE3.

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.