LE3 0QJ
The median sold price for the postcode LE3 0QJ is around £143,250, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 400 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around LE3 0QJ (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £135,000 – £259,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across LE3 0, last 24 months.
- Terraced£175,000(218 sales)
- Semi-detached£265,000(49 sales)
- Flat£113,500(38 sales)
- Detached£370,000(7 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
LE3 0QJ median £143,250 (12 months) vs the wider district £235,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
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.
How it compares
- Crime: 2.5× the typical Leicester neighbourhood
- Crime: 3.6× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Leicester and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in LE3 0QJ, compared with 97.3% across Leicester and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 94% of premises across Leicester (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Leicester | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 94% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 97.3% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.7% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 87% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Leicester: more deprived than 68% of its 200 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income3of 10
- Employment5of 10
- Crime1of 10
- Living environment1of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (80%). Average Band D in Leicester is £2,528.75 for 2026/27.
That is 6% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Leicester: £1,685.83 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 810 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A80%
- Band B19%
- Band C1%
- Band D–
- Band E0%
- Band F0%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Shaftesbury Junior School0.1 miles (110 m)Ofsted, February 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Shaftesbury Junior School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles (240 m)Ofsted, April 2024: Requires improvementOfsted reports for King Richard III Infant and Nursery School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Imperial Avenue Infant School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Imperial Avenue Infant School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Castle Mead Academy0.5 miles (770 m)Ofsted, October 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Castle Mead Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Fullhurst Community College0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted, September 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Fullhurst Community College (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Brook Mead Academy1.0 mile (1.6 km)Ofsted, March 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for Brook Mead Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to LE3 0QJ is Leicester Rail Station, 1.0 mile (1.7 km) away in a straight line. There are 24 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.0 mile (1.7 km)Leicester Rail Station
- 2.7 miles (4.3 km)Leicester North (Great Central Railway)
- 3.4 miles (5.4 km)South Wigston Rail Station
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.
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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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