LE7 4WE

Gaddesby · Melton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Melton
Constituency
Melton and Syston
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE7 4AH 50 m
LE7 4WF 232 m
LE7 4WG 249 m
LE7 4WD 297 m
LE7 4WB 300 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE7 4WE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE7
Postcode sector
LE7 4
Latitude
52.709636
Longitude
-0.980869
British National Grid easting
468,950
British National Grid northing
312,926

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Melton · E07000133
Electoral ward
Gaddesby · E05005499
Parish or community
E04005526
Westminster constituency
Melton and Syston · E14001357
Output area
E00131377
Lower layer super output area
Melton 006A · E01025889
Middle layer super output area
Melton 006 · E02005396

Postcode source versions

Explore LE7

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Church Lane, Gaddesby, Leicester, LE7 4WE 19 December 2025 £980,000
1, Church Lane, Gaddesby, Leicester, LE7 4WE 17 September 2025 £932,500
Lorien, 5, Church Lane, Gaddesby, Leicester, LE7 4WE 28 June 2024 £651,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Gaddesby Primary School

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    263 m
  2. St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School

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    4.0 km
  3. Queniborough Church of England Primary School

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    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

17 female, 12 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.2
LE7 4 residents
3,748

Age bands in LE7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

692 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

484 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

812 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

1,319 residents

Age 65 and over
22.7%

971 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE7 4 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+
7.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
7.1%
Gigabit-capable
7.1%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Main Street

    BCT · Gaddesby

    0.1 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · Gaddesby

    0.1 miles
  • Pasture Lane

    BCT · Gaddesby

    0.4 miles
  • Gaddesby Lodge

    BCT · Ashby Folville

    1.0 miles
  • Gaddesby Lodge

    BCT · Ashby Folville

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Melton 006A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,454 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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 £750,000 from 5 recorded sales in LE7 4WE. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Gaddesby Primary School is the nearest published school at 263 m.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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