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LE4 5GY

LE4 5GY is a postcode in Belgrave, Leicester. Within a 15-minute walk there are 168 everyday services. 23% of the land within 500 metres is green space, almost twice 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.

23%
green space within 500 m
168
everyday services within a 15-minute walk
£248k
median sale price, sector LE4 5
809 m
walk to Catherine Junior School
Primary, ages 7–11 · 513 m in a straight line
1.4 km
walk to the nearest tram or rail stop
804 m in a straight line · 20 stops within 800 m
29
properties in river or sea flood risk areas
High 0 · Medium 19 · Low 10
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 641 crimes and incidents within 500 metres of LE4 5GY; 34% were violence and sexual offences. This is below the average for postcodes in Leicester.

641crimes and incidents within 500 mSept 2025 – Aug 2026
64index, local postcode average = 100same 500 m measure
34%violence and sexual offenceslargest category
17burglarieswithin 500 m, 12 months
Last 12 monthsPrevious 12 months
04488Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
04488Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences220
Anti-social behaviour135
Public order58
Criminal damage and arson54
Other theft36
Drugs26
Vehicle crime22
Robbery19
Burglary17
Theft from the person15
Other crime14
Shoplifting13
Bicycle theft9
Possession of weapons3

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 5GY, 2021–2025.

57injury collisionswithin 500 m, five years
19with a serious injurymost severe casualty
2with a fatalityfive years
11a 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 5GY.

88rated food businesseswithin 500 m
76%rated good or very good (4 or 5)Leicester: 86%
7rated 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 5GY: 352 residents in 96 households.

17%
aged 0–14
24%
aged 15–29
13%
aged 65 and over
48%
owner-occupied homes
37%
privately rented
1%
flats in purpose-built blocks
2 of 10
neighbourhood deprivation decile
Income decile 2 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, 0 of them in LE4 5GY. 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

Catherine Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 454 pupils512 m
Abbey Mead Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 718 pupils563 m
Taylor Road Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 612 pupils699 m
Catherine Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 3–7 · 378 pupils744 m
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 221 pupils1.1 km
Slater Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 189 pupils1.2 km

Within one kilometre

Supermarkets and convenience shops16
Pharmacies0
GP surgeries1
Dentists1
Cafés8
Restaurants17
Pubs and bars10
Parks5
Playgrounds22
Sports pitches15
Sports and fitness centres5
Libraries1
Nurseries0
Bus stops45
Tram stops0
Rail stations2

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

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

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