LE4 postcode area · Leicester
The LE4 postcode district spans 16 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blaby, Charnwood, Leicester. Area Scores range from 4 to 88 across them. Every full LE4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The LE4 district contains both ends of the scale: Birstall Wanlip & Riverside at 88 out of 100 (#793 of 6,856 in England) against Stocking Farm & Mowmacre at 5, an 84-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £170,000 in Newfoundpool to £300,000 in Birstall Wanlip & Riverside — a 1.8× gap within the LE4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Blaby, Charnwood and Leicester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 LE4 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birstall Wanlip & RiversideCharnwood | 793 | 88 | £300,000 |
| Birstall CentralCharnwood | 910 | 87 | £295,000 |
| Thorpe AstleyBlaby | 1,897 | 72 | £268,000 |
| ThurmastonCharnwood | 3,158 | 54 | £255,000 |
| Rushey Mead NorthLeicester | 3,679 | 46 | £257,000 |
| Abbey ParkLeicester | 3,755 | 45 | £266,500 |
| Humberstone & Hamilton SouthLeicester | 4,145 | 40 | £285,000 |
| Rushey Mead SouthLeicester | 5,091 | 26 | £263,000 |
| Beaumont ParkLeicester | 5,496 | 20 | £272,750 |
| Belgrave North EastLeicester | 5,544 | 19 | £270,000 |
| Belgrave North WestLeicester | 5,626 | 18 | £260,000 |
| Belgrave SouthLeicester | 5,660 | 17 | £245,000 |
| Northfields & MerrydaleLeicester | 6,106 | 11 | £260,000 |
| NewfoundpoolLeicester | 6,106 | 11 | £170,000 |
| Bradgate Heights & Beaumont LeysLeicester | 6,106 | 11 | £241,000 |
| Stocking Farm & MowmacreLeicester | 6,524 | 5 | £229,000 |
People living in LE4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 18% · Process & plant 16% · Professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 18% |
| Process & plant | 16% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Hindu 30% · Christian 26% · No religion 21%
Born outside the UK: 42%
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 LE4
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LE4 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around LE4.
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.