LE5 postcode area guide — Blaby
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LE5 postcode district in Blaby — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LE5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.1%
Gigabit-capable
97.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the LE5 postcode district (Blaby) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,428 postcodes Ofcom measures in LE5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.1%.
Around 0% of premises in LE5 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 LE5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LE5 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| LE5 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| LE5 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| LE5 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| LE5 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| LE5 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LE5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| LE5 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| LE5 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| LE5 0AQ | 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 LE5
Police recorded 371 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LE5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 149 | 40.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 | 14.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 36 | 9.7% |
| Public order | 35 | 9.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 23 | 6.2% |
| Other theft | 22 | 5.9% |
| Shoplifting | 16 | 4.3% |
| Drugs | 11 | 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 LE5
Based on 473 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LE5 is £266,000, down 1.5% on the previous year (£270,000).
Detached
£381,500
66 sales
Semi-detached
£290,500
158 sales
Terraced
£248,500
191 sales
Flat / maisonette
£121,000
39 sales
Latest recorded sales in LE5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £218,000 | Terraced | Green Lane Road | LE5 3TN |
| 19 May 2026 | £223,000 | Terraced | Croyland Green | LE5 2LD |
| 15 May 2026 | £268,000 | Terraced | Wicklow Drive | LE5 4EL |
| 14 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Frinton Avenue | LE5 6PN |
| 8 May 2026 | £434,500 | Detached | Tennis Court Drive | LE5 1AQ |
| 7 May 2026 | £467,000 | Semi-detached | Scraptoft Lane | LE5 2HS |
| 6 May 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached | Uppingham Road | LE5 4DN |
| 6 May 2026 | £302,000 | Semi-detached | Church Road | LE5 6FA |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Prospect Hill | LE5 3RT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £254,000 | Terraced | Frisby Road | LE5 0DQ |
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 LE5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The City of Leicester College | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,499 | LE5 6LN |
| Crown Hills Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,493 | LE5 5FT |
| Avanti Fields School | All-through | 3–16 | 1,236 | LE5 0BX |
| St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,167 | LE5 6HN |
| Orchard Mead Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,007 | LE5 1RT |
| Judgemeadow Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 975 | LE5 6HP |
| Kestrel Mead Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 761 | LE5 1TG |
| Spinney Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 687 | LE5 5EZ |
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 LE5
522 rated food businesses operate in LE5. 289 hold the top rating of 5, 97 are rated 4, and 26 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 4 Seasons Catering Services, A Z Foods, Aaron Court Care Home, Aarti Sweet Mart, Aavkar.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LE5
From a sample of 252 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LE5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
16%
Band C
33%
Band D
33%
Band E
15%
Band F
2%
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.