LE7 2EN

Wreake Valley · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Melton and Syston
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE7 2HF 55 m
LE7 2DX 113 m
LE7 2AX 124 m
LE7 2AG 153 m
LE7 1HW 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE7 2EN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 2
Latitude
52.699298
Longitude
-1.070699
British National Grid easting
462,896
British National Grid northing
311,694

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Charnwood · E07000130
Parish or community
E04005390
Westminster constituency
Melton and Syston · E14001357
Output area
E00130664
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 018B · E01025753
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 018 · E02005362

Postcode source versions

Explore LE7

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1263, Melton Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2EN 21 February 2025 £150,000
1277, Melton Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2EN 21 February 2025 £150,000
1305, Melton Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2EN 14 February 2025 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    445 m
  2. Wreake Valley Academy

    Academy converter

    596 m
  3. The Merton Primary School

    Academy converter

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,008
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 392
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 95
  • Other theft 82

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
77

29 female, 48 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
4.1
LE7 2 residents
8,663

Age bands in LE7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,454 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

762 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,036 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,065 residents

Age 65 and over
20.8%

1,664 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE7 2 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+
97.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.2%
Gigabit-capable
97.2%
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

9

within 5 km

  • THE COUNTY PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, MELTON ROAD, SYSTON, LEICESTER, LE7 2EQ

    ODS code C82042

    209 m

  • THE JUBILEE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SYSTON HEALTH CENTRE, 1330 MELTON ROAD, SYSTON, LEICESTER, LE7 2EQ

    ODS code C82078

    209 m

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    3.3 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    573A MELTON ROAD, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8EA

    ODS code C82678

    3.7 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    4.0 km

  • DR MK LAKHANI'S PRACTICE

    HIGHGATE SURGERY, 5 STORER CLOSE, SILEBY, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7UD

    ODS code C82644

    4.2 km

  • THE BANKS SURGERY

    9 THE BANKS, SILEBY, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7RD

    ODS code C82600

    4.2 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    4.4 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

    RUSHEY MEAD HEALTH CENTRE, 8 LOCKERBIE WALK, LEICESTER, LE4 7ZX

    ODS code C82680

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

Nearby transport

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Syston

    0.0 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Syston

    0.1 miles
  • Syston Road

    BCT · Syston

    0.1 miles
  • Fox & Hounds

    BCT · Syston

    0.1 miles
  • Tentercroft Avenue

    BCT · Syston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 018B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,297 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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
8
Low risk addresses
15
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 £185,000 from 4 recorded sales in LE7 2EN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Charnwood is £276,865 in June 2026, up 3.8% year on year.

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 445 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,008 published events cover 12 months, averaging 84 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 392 events.

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