LE7 2LH

Syston · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE7 2JF 43 m
LE7 2LJ 75 m
LE7 2LL 116 m
LE7 2JP 137 m
LE7 2AR 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE7 2LH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 2
Latitude
52.693199
Longitude
-1.071420
British National Grid easting
462,856
British National Grid northing
311,015

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Charnwood · E07000130
Electoral ward
Syston · E05014686
Parish or community
E04005390
Westminster constituency
Melton and Syston · E14001357
Output area
E00130667
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 018D · E01025755
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 018 · E02005362

Postcode source versions

Explore LE7

55 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
56, Plumtree Way, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2LH 29 June 2026 £223,000
7, Plumtree Way, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2LH 21 March 2025 £217,500
28, Plumtree Way, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2LH 22 November 2024 £217,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
36
Primary
23
Secondary
6
  1. The Merton Primary School

    Academy converter

    264 m
  2. St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Wreake Valley Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,010
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 399
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Shoplifting 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 94
  • Public order 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
96

46 female, 50 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.4
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 1.1% 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+
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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE COUNTY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82042

    878 m

  • THE JUBILEE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82078

    878 m

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    2.7 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    3.2 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    3.5 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    4.0 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    4.1 km

  • JOHNSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HILLTOP SURGERY, 22 MAIDENWELL AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE5 1BL

    ODS code C82031

    4.5 km

  • DR MK LAKHANI'S PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82644

    4.8 km

  • THE BANKS SURGERY

    9 THE BANKS, SILEBY, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7RD

    ODS code C82600

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Montague Avenue

    BCT · Syston

    0.1 miles
  • Merton Avenue

    BCT · Syston

    0.1 miles
  • Ruskin Ave

    BCT · Syston

    0.1 miles
  • Quenby Crescent

    BCT · Syston

    0.2 miles
  • Quenby Crescent

    BCT · Syston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 018D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,954 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 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
9
Medium risk addresses
11
Low risk addresses
6
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 £230,000 from 9 recorded sales in LE7 2LH. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Merton Primary School is the nearest published school at 264 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,010 published events cover 12 months, averaging 84.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 399 events.

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