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LE3 5LT · Leicester · East Midlands

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for LE3 5LT.

Thu · 17 Sep
17°high
Fair12° low
Today17°10° lowCloudy18 Sep
Tomorrow22°15° lowCloudy19 Sep
Sun17°12° lowCloudy20 Sep
Mon17°9° lowCloudy21 Sep
Tue20°15° lowFair22 Sep
Wed18°15° lowRain23 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+1.7%Leicester · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning87 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationLeicester0.8 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,781Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Leicester

LE3 5LT is in the Leicester local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Leicester, about 0.8 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

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HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£245,000LE3 postcode district

17 Sep 2025 – 27 Jul 2026

676 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£228,618Leicester

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+1.7%Leicester

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £245,000 Use area average: £228,618
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂Northgate Street, Soar Lane, Leicester Waterside LeicesterApproval of details reserved by Condition 15 (EMP) attached to planning permission 20231899Awaiting decision›⌂31 Horsefair Street, Permanent House, Ground, Part First, Third And Fifth FloorsNotification of change of use from bank offices to 27 flats on levels 1-7Awaiting decision›⌂Jubilee SquareInstallation of temporary building and plant for use as ice rink on public squareAwaiting decision›⌂Jubilee SquareInstallation of 35m high temporary ferris wheel on public squareAwaiting decision›
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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Leicester.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. King Richard III Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–70.2 mi
  2. Shaftesbury Junior SchoolPrimary · Ages 7–110.2 mi
  3. De Montfort UniversityHigher education institutions0.3 mi
  4. The Children's Hospital SchoolFoundation special school · Ages 2–190.5 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,781 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding LE3 5LT—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 14.8%16–64 · 83.2%65+ · 2.1%
What area does this cover?

Leicester 023I (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime1,606

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 467Public order · 210Anti-social behaviour · 209
Employment7.7%

Unemployment estimate for Leicester · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Leicester West.

Local councilLeicesterLocal authority for LE3 5LT
Latest general election · 2024Labour44.6% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour44.6% of votes47.8% turnout
2019Labour49.3% of votes53.0% turnout
2017Labour60.8% of votes57.9% turnout
2015Labour46.5% of votes54.6% turnout
2010Labour38.4% of votes55.2% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM12.6 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

East Midlands Airport

About 15.8 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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Public transport nearby
NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
His Majesty's Prison Leicester0.6 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Watermead3.1 mi
  2. Brocks Hill3.5 mi
  3. Bradgate Park And Swithland Wood4.3 mi
From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around LE3 5LT
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
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Vodafone
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 17 Sep 2026, 16:43
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 27 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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