LE3 postcode area · Leicester

The LE3 postcode district spans 24 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blaby, Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicester. Area Scores range from 0 to 91 across them. Every full LE3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

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.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,917a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime133per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied54%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LE3 district

£245,000median home sold over the past year · +26.3% over 5 years · +2.1% over the year · 916 sales
Detached£330,000
Semi-detached£260,000
Terraced£187,000
Flat£119,250
Leicester£241,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
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

People living in LE3 Census 2021

Residents220,980
Median age (est.)36
Density2,297per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above28%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 16%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 19%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Professional 16% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Professional16%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 65%Asian: 21%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 65%Asian 21%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · No religion 34% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 29%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in LE3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LE3 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LE3.

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