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LE1 · LE1 5 · Leicester

LE1 5DB

In Leicester · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
4,954
Incidents, 12 months
Median price
£239,000
HM Land Registry sold prices
Plain-English summary

Recorded crime in the local area totals 4,954 incidents in the past year, down 4.9% on a year ago. Violence and sexual offences remains the most common category, as it was three years ago. The postcode sector median sold price is £239,000, based on only a handful of recent sales, so it may not be typical of the wider market. Flood band is shown as none identified.

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Crime in context

Recorded crime in the local area stands at 4,954 incidents in the past year, which is 4.9% lower than a year ago. Violence and sexual offences remains the most common category, as it was three years ago. The figure is drawn at LSOA level, so it is best read as the local area rather than the exact postcode.

House prices in depth

The postcode sector median sold price is £239,000, set against a wider district median of £235,000 and a national median of £284,238. The sector figure is based on only a handful of recent sales, so it should be treated as indicative rather than typical. By type, flats have a median of £130,000 from 11 sales, while semi-detached homes show £268,000 from just 1 sale and terraced homes £305,000 from just 1 sale. Those single-sale figures are too thin to treat as settled local benchmarks.

Flood risk

Flood band is recorded as none identified.

Written from official dataUpdated 2026-07

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-07Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in the nearby postcode sector (a small cluster of streets), last 24 months.

Jan 20Jun 26

Range £36,000 – £4,445,737

Based on a small number of transactions in this sector, including one-off very large sales that dominate some months — the spikes here are individual sales, not the general market. Treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£239,000
Sales
26

By property type

Median sold price by type across LE1 5, last 24 months.

  • Flat£130,000(11 sales)
  • Semi-detached£268,000(1 sale)
  • Terraced£305,000(1 sale)

Types shown greyed have too few recent sales for a reliable median — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.

Sector median £239,000 vs the wider district £235,000 · national £284,238.

Recorded crime

Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.

Incidents
4,954
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences
Police.uk release · 2026-07

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

August 2026saved snapshot
Saved median moved from £286,500 to £239,000 · Crime: 4,954 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
July 2026saved snapshot
Median price recorded at £286,500 · Crime: 4,938 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £239,000 · Crime: 4,954 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £286,500 · Crime: 4,938 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £305,000 · Crime: 4,995 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £305,000 · Crime: 4,902 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £305,000 · Crime: 4,890 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 4,851 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £466,000 · Crime: 4,822 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £480,000 · Crime: 4,842 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £480,000 · Crime: 4,960 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £466,000 · Crime: 5,064 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £466,000 · Crime: 5,138 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £480,000 · Crime: 5,165 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £466,000 · Crime: 5,207 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £426,000 · Crime: 5,182 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 5,110 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 5,184 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £265,500 · Crime: 5,117 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £305,000 · Crime: 5,119 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £416,000 · Crime: 5,111 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £380,000 · Crime: 5,082 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £452,000 · Crime: 5,003 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024
September 2024reconstructed
Sector median £490,500 · Crime: 5,006 incidents in the 12 months to September 2024

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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All figures on this page are area-level and indicative, drawn from official open data sources under the Open Government Licence. PostcodeLens is not a property-specific assessment and does not constitute financial, legal, insurance, or surveying advice. Always verify with the original sources and qualified professionals before making a property decision.