LE5 postcode area · Leicester
The LE5 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Leicester. Area Scores range from 5 to 88 across them. Every full LE5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The LE5 district contains both ends of the scale: East Goscote & Queniborough at 89 out of 100 (#759 of 6,856 in England) against Highfields South 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 10 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £116,750 in Leicester City Centre to £355,000 in Evington — a 3.0× gap within the LE5 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough 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 LE5 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Goscote & QueniboroughCharnwood | 759 | 89 | £347,500 |
| Houghton, Thurnby & ScraptoftHarborough | 1,019 | 85 | £343,250 |
| Thorpe AstleyBlaby | 1,897 | 72 | £268,000 |
| EvingtonLeicester | 2,918 | 57 | £355,000 |
| Hamilton NorthLeicester | 3,446 | 50 | £230,000 |
| Rushey Mead NorthLeicester | 3,679 | 46 | £257,000 |
| Humberstone & Hamilton SouthLeicester | 4,145 | 40 | £285,000 |
| Colchester RoadLeicester | 4,927 | 28 | £271,500 |
| Crown HillsLeicester | 5,167 | 25 | £275,000 |
| Stoneygate NorthLeicester | 5,318 | 22 | £254,500 |
| Leicester City CentreLeicester | 5,640 | 18 | £116,750 |
| Thurnby LodgeLeicester | 5,784 | 16 | £262,000 |
| Northfields & MerrydaleLeicester | 6,106 | 11 | £260,000 |
| Spinney Hill RoadLeicester | 6,120 | 11 | £235,000 |
| North Evington & Rowlatts HillLeicester | 6,216 | 9 | £259,975 |
| St Matthews & Highfields NorthLeicester | 6,442 | 6 | £225,000 |
| Highfields SouthLeicester | 6,490 | 5 | £235,000 |
People living in LE5 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Elementary 16% · Process & plant 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Elementary | 16% |
| Process & plant | 15% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 37% · Christian 19% · Hindu 19%
Born outside the UK: 43%
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 LE5
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LE5 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around LE5.
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.