LE5 1BA
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Property report — LE5 1BA
Open-data due diligence for LE5 1BA and the area around it.
LE5 1BA in brief: 12 recorded sales (£39,000–£375,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE5 1BA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LE5 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£268,690
Population
29,321
Crimes recorded
158
Schools
11
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
99%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in LE5 1, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (41 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-06 | £375,000 | 2 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-06-28 | £190,000 | 8 WEST DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2016-08-18 | £183,500 | 12 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-12-04 | £153,000 | 3 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-01-07 | £167,500 | 4 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-01-04 | £150,000 | 6 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-06-11 | £159,950 | 14 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-08-02 | £92,000 | 18 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-07-30 | £59,500 | 4 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-10-16 | £56,500 | 1 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-03-29 | £51,000 | 18 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-04-28 | £39,000 | 12 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
12 recorded sales on LE5 1BA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Humberstone Junior School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Humberstone Infant Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Merrydale Junior School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Merrydale Infant School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
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: HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES) (0.2 mi) · EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH) (0.5 mi) · WILLOWS HEALTH (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.0 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (HADLEY HOUSE) (1.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 16, Thurmaston Lane (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · The Grange Cottage (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · 3, MAIN STREET (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.2 mi) · SAFFRON PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · ASHA PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Leicester (1.9 mi) · Leicester North (Great Central Railway) (2.6 mi) · Syston (3.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Pak Foods (0.2 mi) · Falcon Cash & Carry (0.6 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 21%
- Households with children
- 44%
- Households
- 9,912
Owned 60% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LE5 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LE5 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 141/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LE5 1BA 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 | DistrictLE5 | SectorLE5 1 | PostcodeLE5 1BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £283,089 | £268,690 | £139,746 |
| Population | 131,023 | 29,321 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 577 | 158 | — |
| Schools | 45 | 11 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LE5 1); 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 29 June 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.