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LE4 5BD

LE4 5BD is a postcode in Belgrave, Leicester. Within a 15-minute walk there are 130 everyday services. 8% of the land within 500 metres is green space, 37% below the Leicester average. Homes in the LE4 5 sector sold for a median of £248,000, in line with the Leicester median.

Postcode report · 13 of 13 data blocks · Updated 24 October 2026
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School Tram stop Rail station Supermarket Pharmacy © OpenStreetMap contributors · DfE Get Information About Schools
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Living here.

The figures that matter most, next to the Leicester average.

8%
green space within 500 m
130
everyday services within a 15-minute walk
£248k
median sale price, sector LE4 5
340 m
walk to Abbey Mead Primary Academy
Primary, ages 3–11 · 190 m in a straight line
1.1 km
walk to the nearest tram or rail stop
710 m in a straight line · 23 stops within 800 m
28
properties in river or sea flood risk areas
High 0 · Medium 0 · Low 8
100%
of premises can get gigabit broadband
Superfast 100% · under 10 Mbit/s 0%

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors, 23 Oct 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · DfE Get Information About Schools, 22 Oct 2026 · Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Jun 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations, Jul 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Safety.

In the 12 months to Aug 2026, police recorded 814 crimes and incidents within 500 metres of LE4 5BD; 40% were violence and sexual offences. This is below the average for postcodes in Leicester.

814crimes and incidents within 500 mSept 2025 – Aug 2026
81index, local postcode average = 100same 500 m measure
40%violence and sexual offenceslargest category
24burglarieswithin 500 m, 12 months
Last 12 monthsPrevious 12 months
04793Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
04793Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences329
Anti-social behaviour169
Public order67
Criminal damage and arson59
Other theft44
Vehicle crime31
Burglary24
Drugs21
Theft from the person17
Shoplifting16
Robbery13
Other crime13
Possession of weapons7
Bicycle theft4

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Leicestershire Police, Sept 2025 – Aug 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police within 500 m of LE4 5BD, 2021–2025.

50injury collisionswithin 500 m, five years
15with a serious injurymost severe casualty
2with a fatalityfive years
10a year on average2021–2025

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses with a published hygiene rating within 500 m of LE4 5BD.

141rated food businesseswithin 500 m
80%rated good or very good (4 or 5)Leicester: 86%
11rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

People and homes.

The census output area around LE4 5BD: 364 residents in 116 households.

11%
aged 0–14
17%
aged 15–29
23%
aged 65 and over
66%
owner-occupied homes
30%
privately rented
5%
flats in purpose-built blocks
3 of 10
neighbourhood deprivation decile
Income decile 4 of 10. 1 = most deprived 10% in England.

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Sources: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Prices.

Quarterly median of standard sales in sector LE4 5 and Leicester. 105 sales in the sector over 24 months, 1 of them in LE4 5BD. Individual sales are not shown.

Sector LE4 5Leicester
£156k£196k£236k£275k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£156k£196k£236k£275k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Schools and everyday places.

The nearest schools by straight-line distance, and what is within one kilometre.

Nearest schools

Abbey Mead Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 718 pupils190 m
Catherine Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 454 pupils498 m
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 221 pupils638 m
Catherine Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 3–7 · 378 pupils665 m
Mellor Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 578 pupils848 m
Rushey Mead Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 532 pupils931 m

Within one kilometre

Supermarkets and convenience shops11
Pharmacies1
GP surgeries1
Dentists1
Cafés5
Restaurants11
Pubs and bars12
Parks8
Playgrounds12
Sports pitches11
Sports and fitness centres2
Libraries1
Nurseries0
Bus stops29
Tram stops0
Rail stations1

Sources: DfE Get Information About Schools, 22 Oct 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 23 Oct 2026. Admission depends on each school's own criteria.

Around here.

Photographs taken near the LE4 postcode district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Lone Oar (9466074508)
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Soar Valley
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Where it sits in Leicester.

LE4 5BD is one of 6,098 postcodes in Leicester. Explore Belgrave or all of Leicester.

Map of Leicester postcodes coloured by green space, with LE4 5BD marked LE4 5BD

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