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LE11 5EA area guide

Who lives in LE11 5EA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Loughborough Storer & Queen's Park
Council: Charnwood
Region: East Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 2,533 (2024)

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At a glance

What LE11 5EA is like

LE11 5EA is a postcode in the Loughborough Storer & Queen's Park area of Charnwood. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,533 people. 30.4% of households own their home, 51.7% rent privately and 17% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 23.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in LE11 5 sold for a median of £205,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How LE11 5EA compares

Headline figures for LE11 5EA, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 25.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£205,000

Median over 73 sales in LE11 5, −8.9% on the year before.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 46 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 11 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£47,356

Average annual income before tax, higher than 34% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LE11 5EA differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
51.7% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
62% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
50.3% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.
04
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in LE11 5 is down 8.9% on the year before.
05
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

LE11 5EA FAQs

Is LE11 5EA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 25.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

How much does a house cost in LE11 5EA?

The median sale price over the last year was £205,000.

Homes in LE11 5 sold for a median of £205,000 across 73 sales in the year to August 2026, −8.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is LE11 5EA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around LE11 5EA, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in LE11 5EA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 40.6% of residents. 30.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (42.5%).

Which council covers LE11 5EA?

The local authority for LE11 5EA is Charnwood.

LE11 5EA comes under Charnwood in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LE11 5EA?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 46 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station, 1 mile away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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