LE5 4PU Area Guide - Schools, Crime & Living in Leicester

LE5 4PU is a postcode in North Evington, Leicester, East Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near LE5 4PU, then scores the surrounding small area 54/100 - bottom 49% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around LE5 4PU are safety and health, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for LE5 4PU is based on Leicester 021 Census 2021. It covers 10,610 residents, 7,653 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 34, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 65% owner-occupied, 29% privately rented, 6% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 4/10.

For property prices near LE5 4PU, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the LE5 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £265k from 40 rolling sales, up 7.4% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near LE5 4PU can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 8 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 1 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 1 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near LE5 4PU by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around LE5 4PU is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 15 HMO licences, 16 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.