LE87 postcode area · Leicester
The LE87 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blaby, Leicester, Oadby and Wigston. Area Scores range from 17 to 85 across them. Every full LE87 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The LE87 district contains both ends of the scale: Whetstone at 86 out of 100 (#992 of 6,856 in England) against Leicester City South at 17, a 68-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £116,750 in Leicester City Centre to £282,500 in Whetstone — a 2.4× gap within the LE87 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Blaby, Leicester and Oadby and Wigston — 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.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhetstoneBlaby | 992 | 86 | £282,500 |
| Wigston TownOadby and Wigston | 4,550 | 34 | £255,000 |
| Leicester City CentreLeicester | 5,640 | 18 | £116,750 |
| Leicester City SouthLeicester | 5,667 | 17 | £158,800 |
People living in LE87 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 39% · Christian 35% · Muslim 9%
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 LE87
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LE87 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around LE87.
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.