LE13 postcode area guide — Melton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LE13 postcode district in Melton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LE13
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.1%
Gigabit-capable
91.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the LE13 postcode district (Melton) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 580 postcodes Ofcom measures in LE13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.1%.
Around 0.1% of premises in LE13 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 LE13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LE13 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| LE13 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| LE13 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| LE13 0AE | 100% | 97.1% |
| LE13 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| LE13 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| LE13 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| LE13 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LE13 0AL | 100% | 97.3% |
| LE13 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Melton
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Melton district (26,825 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
77.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.5%
5G outdoors — all networks
5.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
81.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LE13
Police recorded 200 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LE13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 57 | 28.5% |
| Shoplifting | 46 | 23.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 | 12.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 | 9.5% |
| Public order | 16 | 8.0% |
| Other theft | 12 | 6.0% |
| Other crime | 8 | 4.0% |
| Burglary | 6 | 3.0% |
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 LE13
Based on 361 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LE13 is £228,000, down 8.6% on the previous year (£249,500).
Detached
£300,000
105 sales
Semi-detached
£220,000
131 sales
Terraced
£176,000
93 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in LE13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Waltham Rise | LE13 1EJ |
| 22 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Wymondham Way | LE13 1HP |
| 22 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Kings Road | LE13 1QG |
| 21 May 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Ford Close | LE13 1GD |
| 21 May 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Chalmondley Drive | LE13 1PN |
| 20 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Swallowdale Road | LE13 0AU |
| 14 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Leighton Road | LE13 1GG |
| 7 May 2026 | £199,950 | Semi-detached | Dorothy Avenue | LE13 0LB |
| 7 May 2026 | £399,950 | Detached | Hawthorn Drive | LE13 0PQ |
| 7 May 2026 | £228,000 | Semi-detached | Witham Close | LE13 0EA |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Melton demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Melton district (51,752 residents, 22,599 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% |
| 15–29 | 18.8% |
| 30–44 | 17.3% |
| 45–64 | 23.4% |
| 65+ | 23.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.9% |
| Private rented | 17.3% |
| Social rented | 3.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LE13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ferneley College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,170 | LE13 1LH |
| Long Field Spencer Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 930 | LE13 0BN |
| Melton Vale Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 533 | LE13 1DN |
| Brownlow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 517 | LE13 1QL |
| Sherard Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 443 | LE13 1HA |
| Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre | Primary | 4–11 | 351 | LE13 0BJ |
| Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) | Not applicable | 4–19 | 246 | LE13 1HA |
| Saint Francis Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 197 | LE13 0BP |
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 LE13
207 rated food businesses operate in LE13. 152 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 54A King Street Coffee Shop, Age UK, Air Ambulance Charity Superstore - The Landing Pad Cafe, Aldi, All Things Nice.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LE13
From a sample of 203 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LE13 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 61% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
23%
Band C
37%
Band D
28%
Band E
9%
Band F
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 Melton
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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.