LE18 postcode area guide — Blaby
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LE18 postcode district in Blaby — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LE18
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the LE18 postcode district (Blaby) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 680 postcodes Ofcom measures in LE18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.9%.
Around 0% of premises in LE18 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 LE18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LE18 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| LE18 1AB | 100% | 97.3% |
| LE18 1AD | 95.2% | 40.5% |
| LE18 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| LE18 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| LE18 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| LE18 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| LE18 1AJ | 100% | 92.5% |
| LE18 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| LE18 1AN | 100% | 77.5% |
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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 LE18
Police recorded 193 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LE18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 61 | 31.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 30 | 15.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 25 | 13.0% |
| Shoplifting | 22 | 11.4% |
| Public order | 16 | 8.3% |
| Other theft | 14 | 7.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 3.6% |
| Burglary | 6 | 3.1% |
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 LE18
Based on 299 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LE18 is £250,000, up 2.0% on the previous year (£245,000).
Detached
£345,000
56 sales
Semi-detached
£255,000
160 sales
Terraced
£190,000
67 sales
Flat / maisonette
£124,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in LE18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £237,500 | Semi-detached | Cornwall Road | LE18 4XF |
| 15 May 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Glengate | LE18 4SP |
| 8 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Best Close | LE18 4PZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £248,000 | Semi-detached | Windlass Drive | LE18 4NZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £207,000 | Semi-detached | Two Steeples Square | LE18 1DZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £248,000 | Semi-detached | Chellaston Road | LE18 1FR |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £378,000 | Detached | Preston Close | LE18 3AG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £268,000 | Semi-detached | Tyringham Road | LE18 3QA |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £306,300 | Semi-detached | South Avenue | LE18 2ES |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | Penzance Avenue | LE18 2HX |
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 LE18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigston Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,286 | LE18 2DT |
| South Wigston High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 730 | LE18 4TA |
| Parkland Primary School South Wigston | Primary | 3–11 | 549 | LE18 4TA |
| The Meadow Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 429 | LE18 3QZ |
| Little Hill Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 406 | LE18 2GZ |
| Water Leys Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 402 | LE18 1HG |
| Wigston Birkett House Community Special School | Not applicable | 4–19 | 250 | LE18 2DT |
| Wigston College | Secondary | 16–18 | 241 | LE18 2DS |
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 LE18
197 rated food businesses operate in LE18. 136 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 7 Days Convenience Store, Akbar Indian Cuisine And Takeaway, Aldi Foodstore Ltd, All Saints Primarty School, B \& S News.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LE18
From a sample of 220 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LE18 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
15%
Band C
30%
Band D
30%
Band E
20%
Band F
3%
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
Landlines around LE18 typically use:
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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.