LE7 postcode area · Charnwood

The LE7 postcode district spans 19 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Leicester, Melton. Area Scores range from 10 to 90 across them. Every full LE7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LE7 district: Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington scores 91 out of 100 (#629 of 6,856 nationally) while Bradgate Heights & Beaumont Leys sits at 11 — neighbours on the map, 80 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 11 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £116,750 in Leicester City Centre to £475,750 in Thurcaston, Woodhouse & Bradgate — a 4.1× gap within the LE7 district. Note that the district straddles 5 local authorities — Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Leicester and Melton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,012a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime105per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied69%

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 LE7 district

£320,500median home sold over the past year · +13.2% over 5 years · -4.3% over the year · 834 sales
Detached£440,000
Semi-detached£285,000
Terraced£227,250
Flat£137,750
Charnwood£275,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wymeswold, Rearsby & CossingtonCharnwood 62991 £435,000
East Goscote & QueniboroughCharnwood 75989 £347,500
Birstall Wanlip & RiversideCharnwood 79388 £300,000
Thurcaston, Woodhouse & BradgateCharnwood 90387 £475,750
Houghton, Thurnby & ScraptoftHarborough 1,01985 £343,250
GlenfieldBlaby 1,11584 £295,000
AnsteyCharnwood 1,52078 £265,000
Mountsorrel & RothleyCharnwood 1,56177 £299,950
Syston WestCharnwood 1,82273 £253,000
Thorpe AstleyBlaby 1,89772 £268,000
Syston EastCharnwood 2,21268 £278,750
Asfordby, Frisby & Old DalbyMelton 2,28867 £303,500
Tilton, Billesdon & Great EastonHarborough 2,35666 £470,000
Waltham, Wymondham & Great DalbyMelton 2,95957 £448,000
ThurmastonCharnwood 3,15854 £255,000
Belgrave North WestLeicester 5,62618 £260,000
Leicester City CentreLeicester 5,64018 £116,750
Thurnby LodgeLeicester 5,78416 £262,000
Bradgate Heights & Beaumont LeysLeicester 6,10611 £241,000

People living in LE7 Census 2021

Residents163,661
Median age (est.)41
Density219per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above33%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 13%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 13%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 21%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 71%Asian 21%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · No religion 34% · Hindu 12%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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 LE7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LE7 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LE7.

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.