LE15 7QA

Somerby · Melton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oakham
Ward
Somerby
Local authority
Melton
Constituency
Melton and Syston
Postcode district
LE15
Postcode sector
LE15 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE15 7QB 335 m
LE15 7QD 517 m
LE15 7QF 936 m
LE15 7GX 1.4 km
LE15 8LP 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE15 7QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE15
Postcode sector
LE15 7
Latitude
52.683138
Longitude
-0.801688
British National Grid easting
481,104
British National Grid northing
310,165

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Melton · E07000133
Electoral ward
Somerby · E05005508
Parish or community
E04005530
Westminster constituency
Melton and Syston · E14001357
Output area
E00131481
Lower layer super output area
Melton 006B · E01025910
Middle layer super output area
Melton 006 · E02005396

Postcode source versions

Explore LE15

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Main Street, Cold Overton, Oakham, LE15 7QA 27 March 2025 £390,000
24, Main Street, Cold Overton, Oakham, LE15 7QA 15 July 2024 £395,000
4, Main Street, Cold Overton, Oakham, LE15 7QA 28 June 2024 £365,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. The Grange Therapeutic School

    Other independent special school

    1.8 km
  2. Somerby Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  3. Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 9
  • Other theft 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
67

32 female, 35 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.5
LE15 7 residents
11,488

Age bands in LE15 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

1,727 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

1,446 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

3,373 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

2,735 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

2,303 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE15 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • OAKHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    COLD OVERTON ROAD, OAKHAM, LE15 6NT

    ODS code C82010

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Garden Centre Car Park

    BCT · Cold Overton

    0.2 miles
  • Somerby Road

    BCT · Cold Overton

    0.2 miles
  • Somerby Road

    BCT · Cold Overton

    0.2 miles
  • Owston Road

    BCT · Knossington

    1.1 miles
  • Owston Road

    BCT · Knossington

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Melton 006B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,327 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £392,500 from 4 recorded sales in LE15 7QA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Melton is £283,892 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Grange Therapeutic School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 9 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.