LE7 postcode area guide — Blaby
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LE7 postcode district in Blaby — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LE7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
70.1%
Gigabit-capable
69.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.9%
Broadband availability in the LE7 postcode district (Blaby) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,183 postcodes Ofcom measures in LE7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 69.5%.
Around 0.9% of premises in LE7 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 LE7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LE7 1AD | 0% | 0% |
| LE7 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| LE7 1BA | 100% | 100% |
| LE7 1BS | 100% | 100% |
| LE7 1BT | 100% | 100% |
| LE7 1FZ | 100% | 100% |
| LE7 1GA | 100% | 87.5% |
| LE7 1GB | 100% | 100% |
| LE7 1GD | 100% | 90.9% |
| LE7 1GE | 100% | 100% |
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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 LE7
Police recorded 52 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LE7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 17 | 32.7% |
| Shoplifting | 10 | 19.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 9.6% |
| Other theft | 5 | 9.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 7.7% |
| Public order | 4 | 7.7% |
| Burglary | 3 | 5.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 5.8% |
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 LE7
Based on 620 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LE7 is £315,000, down 3.1% on the previous year (£325,000).
Detached
£438,000
292 sales
Semi-detached
£280,000
182 sales
Terraced
£220,000
97 sales
Flat / maisonette
£138,000
37 sales
Latest recorded sales in LE7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £233,000 | Terraced | Loughborough Road | LE7 7NH |
| 22 May 2026 | £495,000 | Detached | Station Road | LE7 7HG |
| 15 May 2026 | £670,000 | Detached | Barley Way | LE7 7RL |
| 15 May 2026 | £330,000 | Detached | Foxglove Avenue | LE7 9TX |
| 14 May 2026 | £367,000 | Semi-detached | Uppingham Road | LE7 9RQ |
| 14 May 2026 | £590,000 | Detached | Priory Close | LE7 1RY |
| 13 May 2026 | £800,000 | Other | Barkby Road | LE7 2AJ |
| 13 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Tentercroft Avenue | LE7 2EZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Martin Drive | LE7 1YA |
| 8 May 2026 | £407,500 | Detached | Zouche Way | LE7 9DT |
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 LE7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wreake Valley Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,148 | LE7 1LY |
| Ratcliffe College | Not applicable | 3–18 | 923 | LE7 4SG |
| The Martin High School Anstey | Secondary | 11–16 | 781 | LE7 7EB |
| Rothley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 610 | LE7 7RZ |
| The Merton Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 413 | LE7 2PT |
| St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 393 | LE7 1HR |
| The Latimer Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 361 | LE7 7AW |
| Fernvale Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 331 | LE7 9PR |
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 LE7
283 rated food businesses operate in LE7. 217 hold the top rating of 5, 32 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 5 Star After School Club, A Wilson & Sons (Transport ) Ltd, After School & Breakfast Club, Aldi, Anmol Restaurant.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LE7
From a sample of 159 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LE7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
11%
Band C
28%
Band D
38%
Band E
17%
Band F
4%
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.