LE3 3NN

Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe · Blaby · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Blaby
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 3NP 83 m
LE3 3NS 91 m
LE3 3LW 147 m
LE3 3NL 153 m
LE3 3NT 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 3NN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 3
Latitude
52.619911
Longitude
-1.227922
British National Grid easting
452,366
British National Grid northing
302,738

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Blaby · E07000129
Parish or community
E04012265
Westminster constituency
Mid Leicestershire · E14001364
Output area
E00187498
Lower layer super output area
Blaby 003A · E01025634
Middle layer super output area
Blaby 003 · E02005335

Postcode source versions

Explore LE3

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Kestrel Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3NN 10 May 2024 £395,000
1, Kestrel Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3NN 5 December 2022 £427,000
17, Kestrel Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3NN 8 March 2019 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
28
Secondary
6
  1. Stafford Leys Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    657 m
  2. New Lubbesthorpe Primary School

    Free schools

    819 m
  3. Kirby Muxloe Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
622
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 238
  • Anti social behaviour 74
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Other theft 50
  • Public order 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

30 female, 28 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
3.2
LE3 3 residents
15,033

Age bands in LE3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

2,778 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,454 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

4,291 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

3,647 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

2,121 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE3 3 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

12

within 5 km

  • FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

    WARREN LANE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, LE3 3LW

    ODS code C82066

    147 m

  • LLR SAS PROVIDER

    SPECIAL ALLOCATION, PO BOX 11058, LEICESTER, LE1 8FL

    ODS code Y03584

    2.4 km

  • OAKMEADOW SURGERY (GJ INGRAMS)

    87 TATLOW ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8NF

    ODS code C82008

    3.1 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    3.2 km

  • RATBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A DESFORD LANE, RATBY, LEICESTER, LE6 0LE

    ODS code C82634

    3.3 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    3.8 km

  • ENDERBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHORTRIDGE LANE, ENDERBY, LEICESTER, LE19 4LY

    ODS code C82631

    3.8 km

  • THE GLENFIELD SURGERY

    111 STATION ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8GS

    ODS code C82056

    4.5 km

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH)

    340 AIKMAN AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 9PW

    ODS code C82610

    4.6 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    4.6 km

  • GROBY SURGERY

    26 ROOKERY LANE, GROBY, LEICESTER, LE6 0GL

    ODS code C82628

    4.7 km

  • DESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 MAIN STREET, DESFORD, LEICESTER, LE9 9GR

    ODS code C82650

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hinckley Road

    BCT · Leicester Forest East

    0.1 miles
  • Hinckley Road

    BCT · Leicester Forest East

    0.1 miles
  • Beggars Lane

    BCT · Leicester Forest East

    0.1 miles
  • Warren Lane

    BCT · Leicester Forest East

    0.2 miles
  • Warren Lane

    BCT · Leicester Forest East

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blaby 003A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,270 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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
4
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 £411,000 from 2 recorded sales in LE3 3NN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Blaby is £282,918 in June 2026, up 0.3% year on year.

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Stafford Leys Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 657 m.

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

Recorded crime

622 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 238 events.

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