High deprivation
IMD England
150
Crime · May '26
£218,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LE5 1AE
Postcode
LE5 1AE
Coordinates
52.6470, -1.0752
Grid reference
SK626058
Easting
462,669
Northing
305,871
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WJWWF+QW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Leicester
Travel to Work
Leicester
ITL Region
Leicester
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
10848
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10848 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · LE5 1AE
HM Land Registry · Leicester
Average price
£220,269
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £218,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £120,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£410k£255k£100k
Feb '24Jul '24Mar '25Aug '25Jan '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near LE5 1AE
Crime trends · near LE5 1AE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
734924
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
42
YoY -19%
ASB
44256
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY -20%
Vehicle Crime
20100
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY +125%
Burglary
851
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
27176
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Indian53.0%
White Brit.18.9%
Other Asian5.5%
Pakistani4.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.1%
+ 5 other groups · 13.7%
Religion
Muslim39.5%
Hindu23.8%
Christian16.0%
No religion10.4%
Sikh5.9%
+ 1 other religions · 4.4%
Age groups
35–4921.2%
50–6417.6%
25–3415.7%
65–748.6%
≤47.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent13.1%
Any member 66+11.3%
Other10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 32.5%
Administrative Information
Leicester
Local Authority
Council AreaLeicester East E14001326
Constituency
E14001326Leicestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Humberstone & Hamilton
Constituency code
E14001326
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Leicester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Leicester
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Leicester City
Sub ICB Location
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 04C
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Leicester 043B E01034025
E01034025MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Leicester 043 E02006965
E02006965LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Leicester 009B E01013697
E01013697MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Leicester 009 E02002835
E02002835Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:25 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:25 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LE5 1AE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 10848
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034025 and MSOA E02006965 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE5 1AE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LE5 1AE
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Humberstone Junior School
Leicester · LE5 1AE
Outstanding
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Humberstone Infant Academy
Leicester · LE5 1AE
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Gateway Sixth Form College
Leicester · LE5 1GA
0.3 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
Falcons Primary School
Leicester · LE5 0TA
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Avanti Fields School
Leicester · LE5 0BX
Good
0.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester · LE5 1FG
Outstanding
0.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–16
St Josephs Catholic Academy
Leicester · LE5 1HF
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · LE5 1TG
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Merrydale Infant School
Leicester · LE5 0PL
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Merrydale Junior School
Leicester · LE5 0PL
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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