LE1 3HU
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Property report — LE1 3HU
Open-data due diligence for LE1 3HU and the area around it.
LE1 3HU in brief: 3 recorded sales (£300,000–£1,500,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE1 3HU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LE1 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£273,063
Population
8,415
Crimes recorded
101
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
92%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LE1 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (5 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-21 | £1,500,000 | 257 BELGRAVE GATE | Other |
| 2006-04-20 | £460,000 | 253 - 255 BELGRAVE GATE | Detached |
| 1996-05-31 | £300,000 | 253 - 255 BELGRAVE GATE | Detached |
3 recorded sales on LE1 3HU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Road Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Catherine Junior School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Catherine Infant School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2019) |
| Charnwood Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Slater Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Shenton Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SOUTH WIGSTON ASYLUM SERVICE (0.4 mi) · COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY (0.4 mi) · BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.1 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.1 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (HADLEY HOUSE) (2.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Former St Mark's church hall and school (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · Former Church of St Mark (Grade II*) (0.1 mi) · KINGSTONE STORE (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PHARMASON LTD (0.2 mi) · ALLIED PHARMACY ST MATTHEWS (0.4 mi) · BROTHERS PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Leicester (0.8 mi) · Leicester North (Great Central Railway) (1.7 mi) · Syston (4.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tai Fat Chinese Supermarket (0.0 mi) · Yours Supermarket (0.1 mi) · Falcon Cash & Carry (0.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 25
- One-person households
- 39%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 2,855
Owned 15% · Social rent 25% · Private rent 60%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LE1 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LE1 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 99/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LE1 3HU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictLE1 | SectorLE1 3 | PostcodeLE1 3HU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £490,335 | £273,063 | £753,333 |
| Population | 32,149 | 8,415 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 790 | 101 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 82% | 92% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LE1 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.