Postcode sector · Oakham

LE15 0 area guide

Who lives in LE15 0, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Rutland
Region: East Midlands
Population: 2,970 (2024)

LE15 0Postcode sector · Oakham

At a glance

What LE15 0 is like

The LE15 0 postcode sector in Rutland covers 25 live postcodes and is home to about 2,970 people in 1,273 households. 58.4% of households own their home, 23.1% rent privately and 16.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 15–19, and 45.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How LE15 0 compares

Headline figures for LE15 0, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 19.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools in LE15 0. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£59,466

Average annual income before tax, higher than 66% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LE15 0 differs most from the national average.

01
A student area
12% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
02
A big private rental marketPositive
23.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
03
An older population
28.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

LE15 0 FAQs

Is LE15 0 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is LE15 0 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around LE15 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in LE15 0?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 15–19, at 11.9% of residents. 58.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (33%).

Which council covers LE15 0?

The local authority for LE15 0 is Rutland.

LE15 0 comes under Rutland in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LE15 0?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Oakham Rail Station, 0.4 miles 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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