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LE1 5WW

In Leicester · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
1,461
Incidents, 12 months
Median price
£239,000
HM Land Registry sold prices
Plain-English summary

Recorded crime in this local area is down 2.1% on a year ago, and violence and sexual offences remains the most common category, as it did three years ago. Flood risk is listed as none identified. The postcode sector median sale price is £239,000, but it is based on only a few sales and may not be typical. Flats have a median of £130,000 from 11 sales, while the single semi-detached and terraced sales are £268,000 and £305,000.

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House prices in depth

The postcode sector median sale price is £239,000, a little above the district median of £235,000 and below the national median of £284,238. It is based on only a few sales, so it should be treated as indicative rather than settled. By type, flats have a median of £130,000 from 11 sales. The semi-detached figure is £268,000 and the terraced figure is £305,000, but each comes from just one sale, so neither is a reliable guide to the wider market on its own.

Crime in context

Recorded crime in the local area stands at 1,461 incidents in the past year, and the total is down 2.1% on a year ago. Violence and sexual offences remains the most common category, and it was also the top category three years ago. That suggests the main crime profile has not changed, even though the overall count has edged lower over the past year.

Flood risk

The current flood band is none identified. The facts provided do not add any further flood breakdown.

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
1,461
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: 1,461 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
July 2026saved snapshot
Median price recorded at £286,500 · Crime: 1,450 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £239,000 · Crime: 1,461 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £286,500 · Crime: 1,450 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £305,000 · Crime: 1,423 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £305,000 · Crime: 1,456 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £305,000 · Crime: 1,443 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 1,482 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £466,000 · Crime: 1,486 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £480,000 · Crime: 1,477 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £480,000 · Crime: 1,452 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £466,000 · Crime: 1,489 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £466,000 · Crime: 1,478 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £480,000 · Crime: 1,480 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £466,000 · Crime: 1,492 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £426,000 · Crime: 1,477 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 1,464 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 1,407 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £265,500 · Crime: 1,386 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £305,000 · Crime: 1,366 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £416,000 · Crime: 1,342 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £380,000 · Crime: 1,319 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £452,000 · Crime: 1,327 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024
September 2024reconstructed
Sector median £490,500 · Crime: 1,286 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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