LE9 postcode area guide — Blaby
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LE9 postcode district in Blaby — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LE9
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
51.1%
Gigabit-capable
48.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the LE9 postcode district (Blaby) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,250 postcodes Ofcom measures in LE9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 48.5%.
Around 0.1% of premises in LE9 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 LE9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LE9 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| LE9 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| LE9 1RA | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| LE9 1RB | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| LE9 1RD | 14.3% | 0% |
| LE9 1RE | 90% | 90% |
| LE9 1RF | 22.2% | 0% |
| LE9 1RG | 100% | 75% |
| LE9 1RH | 58.3% | 50% |
| LE9 1RJ | 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 LE9
Police recorded 14 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LE9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 5 | 35.7% |
| Other theft | 4 | 28.6% |
| Other crime | 3 | 21.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 7.1% |
| Burglary | 1 | 7.1% |
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 LE9
Based on 697 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LE9 is £265,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£264,500).
Detached
£370,000
271 sales
Semi-detached
£242,500
256 sales
Terraced
£209,000
130 sales
Flat / maisonette
£105,000
26 sales
Latest recorded sales in LE9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Petersfield | LE9 3GY |
| 21 May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Queensway | LE9 8AX |
| 18 May 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Main Street | LE9 1UU |
| 15 May 2026 | £236,000 | Semi-detached | Park Road | LE9 7EP |
| 15 May 2026 | £238,000 | Terraced | Rye Hill Drive | LE9 4GG |
| 15 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Main Street | LE9 3AU |
| 14 May 2026 | £332,000 | Detached | Whinham Avenue | LE9 6QN |
| 14 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Lovelace Crescent | LE9 7SL |
| 13 May 2026 | £435,000 | Detached | Leicester Road | LE9 4JE |
| 11 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Knitters Close | LE9 8NF |
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 LE9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosworth Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,565 | LE9 9JL |
| Thomas Estley Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 883 | LE9 6PT |
| Heath Lane Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 644 | LE9 7PD |
| Manorfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 | LE9 4LU |
| Kirby Muxloe Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 402 | LE9 2AA |
| Desford Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 385 | LE9 9JH |
| Old Mill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 367 | LE9 6PT |
| Cosby Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 326 | LE9 1TE |
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 LE9
318 rated food businesses operate in LE9. 210 hold the top rating of 5, 44 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Age UK, Aldi Food Stores, Alexandra House, Ali Babas, Ayaans Indian Takeaway.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LE9
From a sample of 267 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LE9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
28%
Band C
25%
Band D
31%
Band E
12%
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
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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.