LE7 9UN postcode in Leicester, Leicestershire

LE7 9UN is a postcode in Leicester, in the Thurnby & Houghton ward of Harborough. It is in the Rutland and Stamford parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since September 2016.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Harborough: 81% Typical price £368,000 Homes sold in LE7 9, last 12 months. ▲ 6.7% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 5.9 km in a straight line

Where LE7 9UN is, and what is near it

Map of LE7 9UN and what is near it Map of LE7 9UN: its centre point, with the 328 other postcodes in the LE7 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. LE7 9DU: also in LE7 9LE7 9DW: also in LE7 9LE7 9DX: also in LE7 9LE7 9FU: also in LE7 9LE7 9GZ: also in LE7 9LE7 9HY: also in LE7 9LE7 9HZ: also in LE7 9LE7 9JG: also in LE7 9LE7 9LU: also in LE7 9LE7 9PB: also in LE7 9LE7 9PR: also in LE7 9LE7 9PS: also in LE7 9LE7 9QP: also in LE7 9LE7 9QT: also in LE7 9LE7 9QU: also in LE7 9LE7 9QW: also in LE7 9LE7 9QZ: also in LE7 9LE7 9TX: also in LE7 9LE7 9TY: also in LE7 9LE7 9TZ: also in LE7 9LE7 9UA: also in LE7 9LE7 9UD: also in LE7 9LE7 9UJ: also in LE7 9LE7 9UL: also in LE7 9LE7 9UP: also in LE7 9LE7 9UQ: also in LE7 9LE7 9US: also in LE7 9LE7 9UU: also in LE7 9LE7 9UX: also in LE7 9LE7 9UZ: also in LE7 9LE7 9WG: also in LE7 9LE7 9WJ: also in LE7 9LE7 9WP: also in LE7 9LE7 9WQ: also in LE7 9LE7 9WR: also in LE7 9LE7 9WS: also in LE7 9 3 places, 1.9–7.1 kmDowning Drive Surgery 2.1 kmThurnby & Houghton LE7 9UN Map of LE7 9UN and what is near it Map of LE7 9UN: its centre point, with the 328 other postcodes in the LE7 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 3 places, 1.9–7.1 kmDowning Drive Surgery 2.1 kmThurnby & Houghton LE7 9UN
  • LE7 9UN
  • Other postcodes in LE7 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6365, longitude -1.0377)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE7 9UN?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LE7 9UN?

Every home and business at LE7 9UN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Harborough: 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Harborough: 97%

The line marks the figure across Harborough.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LE7 9UN?

BinDayBuddy has not read Harborough District Council's days for LE7 9UN today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LE7 9UN on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LE7 9UN at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LE7 9UN.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Harborough

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE7 9UN: 2,820 properties in Harborough are at high risk (4.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Harborough

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LE7 9UN is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LE7 9UN?

Homes in LE7 9 sold for a typical £368,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 145 sales, up 6.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£368,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£345,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £462,500 94 sales
  • Semi-detached £269,000 34 sales
  • Terraced £266,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £130,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LE7 district: a typical £318,750 from 682 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LE7 9UN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LE7 9UN from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE7 9UN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,020 homes in the neighbourhood around LE7 9UN. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band E. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (27%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LE7 9UN

Band D in Harborough for 2026‑27: £2,390. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,593 (band A) to £4,780 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,921.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,593
Band Babout 140 (14%)£1,859
Band Cabout 130 (13%)£2,124
Band Dabout 230 (23%)£2,390
Band Eabout 240 (24%)£2,921
Band Fabout 140 (14%)£3,452
Band Gabout 100 (10%)£3,983
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,780

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 27% 2020 or later

Averages for Harborough before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LE7 9UN is in (ONS area E01025813), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LE7 9UN?

The nearest open schools to LE7 9UN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE7 9UN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LE7 9UN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE7 9UN is Leicester Rail Station, 5.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive
  • Syston Rail Station Railway station 7.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest School, 199 m away.

More stations near LE7 9UN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LE7 9UN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE7 9UN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LE7 9UN?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LE7 9UN on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LE7 9UN?

The nearest to the centre of LE7 9UN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LE7 9UN?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LE7 9UN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE7 9UN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LE7 9UN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE7 9UN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LE7 9UN?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE7 9UN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LE7 9UN in a conservation area?

The centre of LE7 9UN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LE7 9UN?

Police.uk records 107 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE7 9UN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences33 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Vehicle crime12 reports
Other theft11 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Shoplifting8 reports

Also: public order 7, other crime 4, burglary 3, drugs 3, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LE7 9UN

Ward
Thurnby & Houghton
Parish
Thurnby and Bushby
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Leicester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 2016

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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LE7 9TZ50 mLE7 9TX70 mLE7 9HZ110 mLE7 9TY120 mLE7 9WS140 mLE7 9JG150 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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