LE65 postcode area guide — North West Leicestershire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LE65 postcode district in North West Leicestershire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LE65
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
67.7%
Gigabit-capable
63.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the LE65 postcode district (North West Leicestershire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 448 postcodes Ofcom measures in LE65, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 63.4%.
Around 0.4% of premises in LE65 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 LE65
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LE65 1AA | 100% | 25% |
| LE65 1AB | 100% | 83.3% |
| LE65 1AE | 100% | 91.1% |
| LE65 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| LE65 1AG | 100% | 4% |
| LE65 1AH | 100% | 24.3% |
| LE65 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LE65 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| LE65 1AN | 97.6% | 19.5% |
| LE65 1AP | 100% | 48.1% |
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Mobile signal around North West Leicestershire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North West Leicestershire district (52,095 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
79.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
29.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
82.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LE65
Police recorded 81 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LE65 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 30 | 37.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 | 21.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 | 11.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 9 | 11.1% |
| Public order | 5 | 6.2% |
| Burglary | 3 | 3.7% |
| Other theft | 3 | 3.7% |
| Drugs | 2 | 2.5% |
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 LE65
Based on 216 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LE65 is £280,000, down 11.1% on the previous year (£315,000).
Detached
£415,000
80 sales
Semi-detached
£270,000
57 sales
Terraced
£240,000
48 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in LE65
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Drew Court | LE65 2JB |
| 19 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Glade Lane | LE65 2RP |
| 15 May 2026 | £323,000 | Semi-detached | Leicester Road | LE65 1DB |
| 15 May 2026 | £162,500 | Flat | South Street | LE65 1BF |
| 5 May 2026 | £128,000 | Flat | Lodge Close | LE65 1SJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Astley Way | LE65 1LY |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £274,000 | Semi-detached | Tudor Close | LE65 1TZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | Burton Road | LE65 2LF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £607,500 | Detached | Clarence Place | LE65 1FR |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £595,000 | Detached | Spring Avenue | LE65 2RL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? North West Leicestershire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider North West Leicestershire district (104,704 residents, 44,974 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.7% |
| 15–29 | 22% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 21.2% |
| 65+ | 20.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.8% |
| Private rented | 13.6% |
| Social rented | 4.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LE65
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,669 | LE65 1DT |
| Ivanhoe School | Secondary | 11–16 | 848 | LE65 1HX |
| Ashby Willesley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 411 | LE65 2QG |
| Ashby Hill Top Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 308 | LE65 2NF |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 277 | LE65 2LL |
| Ashby Hastings Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 149 | LE65 2AX |
| Woodcote Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 126 | LE65 1JX |
| Packington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 92 | LE65 1WL |
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 LE65
161 rated food businesses operate in LE65. 113 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Stores ( Kesavan & T LTD ), Abney Hastings, Aldi, Alert Imagination ltd, Asda Express Ashby PFS.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LE65
From a sample of 209 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LE65 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
35%
Band D
45%
Band E
8%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
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 North West Leicestershire
Landlines around LE65 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.