Among the most deprived
IMD England
51
Crime · May '26
£295,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LE5 2HU
Postcode
LE5 2HU
Coordinates
52.6434, -1.0555
Grid reference
SK640054
Easting
464,005
Northing
305,490
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WJWVV+9R
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.
4585
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4585 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 2HU
HM Land Registry · Leicester
Average price
£295,000
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Median price: £295,000
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Police Recorded Crime near LE5 2HU
Crime trends · near LE5 2HU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
41259
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY stable
ASB
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -73%
Vehicle Crime
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY stable
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1272
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -57%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.48.5%
Indian20.7%
Bangladeshi11.2%
Pakistani4.4%
Other Asian2.7%
+ 5 other groups · 12.4%
Religion
Christian30.1%
Muslim27.8%
No religion23.7%
Hindu8.5%
Not answered5.4%
+ 2 other religions · 4.5%
Age groups
35–4918.0%
50–6417.1%
25–3411.0%
65–749.9%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 35.3%
Households
Any member 66+20.5%
Other17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.0%
All members 66+9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.2%
+ 7 other households · 30.0%
Administrative Information
Leicester
Local Authority
Council AreaLeicester East E14001326
Constituency
E14001326Leicestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Thurncourt
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 037D E01013768
E01013768MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Leicester 037 E02006815
E02006815LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Leicester 037D E01013768
E01013768MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Leicester 037 E02006815
E02006815Urban: 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
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:24 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:24 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 2HU 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: 4585
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01013768 and MSOA E02006815 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE5 2HU 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 2HU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Scraptoft Valley Primary School
Leicester · LE5 1NG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Josephs Catholic Academy
Leicester · LE5 1HF
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · LE5 2EG
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester · LE5 1RT
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Netherhall Mead Academy
Leicester · LE5 1RT
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · LE5 2NA
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester · LE5 1FG
Outstanding
0.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–16
Fernvale Primary School
Leicestershire · LE7 9PR
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · LE5 1TG
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Humberstone Junior School
Leicester · LE5 1AE
Outstanding
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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