LE1 postcode area guide — Blaby
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LE1 postcode district in Blaby — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LE1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
73%
Gigabit-capable
72.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the LE1 postcode district (Blaby) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 628 postcodes Ofcom measures in LE1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.4%.
Around 0.2% of premises in LE1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in LE1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LE1 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| LE1 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| LE1 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| LE1 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LE1 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| LE1 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| LE1 1AR | 100% | 0% |
| LE1 1AT | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| LE1 1DA | 55.6% | 44.4% |
| LE1 1DD | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Blaby
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Blaby district (46,750 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
91.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
77.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
93.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LE1
Police recorded 1,546 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LE1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 506 | 32.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 193 | 12.5% |
| Public order | 192 | 12.4% |
| Shoplifting | 163 | 10.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 118 | 7.6% |
| Other theft | 113 | 7.3% |
| Drugs | 61 | 3.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 59 | 3.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in LE1
Based on 77 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LE1 is £118,500, down 17.1% on the previous year (£143,000).
Terraced
£200,000
5 sales
Flat / maisonette
£110,000
55 sales
Latest recorded sales in LE1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £90,000 | Flat | Lee Street | LE1 3AJ |
| 12 May 2026 | £86,250 | Flat | Wimbledon Street | LE1 1SN |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £205,000 | Flat | King Street | LE1 6RN |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £138,500 | Flat | Junior Street | LE1 4QB |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £80,000 | Flat | Granby Street | LE1 6EH |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £72,000 | Flat | Albion Street | LE1 6GD |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £72,000 | Flat | Albion Street | LE1 6GD |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £72,000 | Flat | Albion Street | LE1 6GD |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £495,000 | Other | Humberstone Gate | LE1 3PL |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £127,000 | Flat | Wimbledon Street | LE1 1SZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Blaby demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Blaby district (102,924 residents, 42,575 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.7% |
| 15–29 | 21.3% |
| 30–44 | 19.2% |
| 45–64 | 20.2% |
| 65+ | 20.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 77.9% |
| Private rented | 12.8% |
| Social rented | 7.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LE1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauchamp City Sixth Form | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1,041 | LE1 6JL |
| Taylor Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 612 | LE1 2JP |
| The Children's Hospital School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 112 | LE1 5WW |
| Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd | Not applicable | 5–6 | 4 | LE1 2LG |
| WQE and Regent College Group | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | LE1 7RJ |
| University of Leicester | Not applicable | — | — | LE1 7RH |
| De Montfort University | Not applicable | — | — | LE1 9BH |
| Indie Education | Not applicable | 14–19 | — | LE1 3DL |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in LE1
685 rated food businesses operate in LE1. 478 hold the top rating of 5, 87 are rated 4, and 22 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 200 Degrees Coffee Shop, 3 For 10 Pizza, 33 Cank Street, 45 West, 5 Coats.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LE1
From a sample of 201 Energy Performance Certificates across 6 LE1 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
33%
Band C
20%
Band D
18%
Band E
21%
Band F
5%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Blaby
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.