LE3 1AB

Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 1AN 21 m
LE3 1AE 55 m
LE3 1AW 67 m
LE3 1AH 79 m
LE3 1AD 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 1AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 1
Latitude
52.624100
Longitude
-1.157988
British National Grid easting
457,095
British National Grid northing
303,257

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester West · E14001328
Output area
E00068823
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 028E · E01013641
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 028 · E02002854

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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70 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Chartley Road, Leicester, LE3 1AB 28 February 2025 £155,000
26, Chartley Road, Leicester, LE3 1AB 6 June 2024 £166,000
24, Chartley Road, Leicester, LE3 1AB 30 January 2024 £170,800

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
117
Primary
72
Secondary
14
  1. Fullhurst Community College

    Foundation school

    200 m
  2. Imperial Avenue Infant School

    Community school

    265 m
  3. St Mary's Fields Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    651 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,196
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,587
  • Public order 858
  • Anti social behaviour 700
  • Criminal damage and arson 646
  • Other theft 523

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
103

48 female, 55 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.3
LE3 1 residents
15,671

Age bands in LE3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.9%

3,855 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.3%

2,311 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

4,436 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.5%

3,795 residents

Age 65 and over
10.8%

1,749 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE3 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

50

within 5 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    304 m

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

    MERRIDALE MEDCIAL CENTRE, 5 FULLHURST AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 1BL

    ODS code C82073

    496 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    683 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    683 m

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    784 m

  • DR U K ROY

    FOSSE FAMILY PRACTICE, 16 FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0QD

    ODS code C82114

    794 m

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    860 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

    STUDENT HEALTH CENTRE, 100 MILL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 7HX

    ODS code C82020

    1.2 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.3 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

    FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE, 334 FOSSE ROAD NORTH, LEICESTER, LE3 5RR

    ODS code C82086

    1.5 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    1.9 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

    29-31 BOWLING GREEN STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 6AS

    ODS code Y02686

    2.0 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    2.1 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code C82670

    2.1 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code Y00344

    2.1 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    2.3 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    2.4 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

    672 AYLESTONE ROAD, FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE2 8PR

    ODS code C82669

    2.4 km

  • VICTORIA PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    203 VICTORIA PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 1XD

    ODS code C82124

    2.7 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 50 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Imperial Avenue

    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles
  • Fosse Road South

    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles
  • Gaddesby Avenue

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Canterbury Terrace

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Imperial Avenue

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 028E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,347 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 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
7
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £170,800 from 5 recorded sales in LE3 1AB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Leicester is £228,618 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

117 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 14 secondary schools. Fullhurst Community College is the nearest published school at 200 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,196 published events cover 12 months, averaging 599.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,587 events.

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