| Postcode | LE3 0UP | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Leicester | 
| Nearest station | Leicester (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | Mostyn Street (E) Frampton Avenue (W) Dovelands School (E) Woodville Road (W) Dulverton Road (W) Woodville Road (E) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 9 View | 
| Known addresses | 2 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester 3 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester 4 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester 5 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester 7 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester 8 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 52.632354 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.160697 | |
| Easting | 456901 | |
| Northing | 304175 | |
| Grid reference | SK569041 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 624476 5832962 | |
| what3words | finely.losses.order | |
| FixPhrase | crock macaw silt unfair | |
| Plus code | 9C4WJRJQ+WP | |
| Altitude | 64 metres (210 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:38 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 86 KMs (53.4 miles) | 
| Parish | Leicester, unparished area | E43000015 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Westcotes | E05010476 | 
| Unitary Authority | Leicester | E06000016 | 
| County | Leicestershire | E10000018 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Leicester West | E14001328 | 
| MP | Liz Kendall | Labour | 
| Police force | Leicestershire | |
| Water company | Severn Trent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Leicester | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 10 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Leicester | E63009743 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00069542 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Leicester 020C | E01013783 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Leicester 020C | E01013783 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Dane Hills & Western Park | E02002846 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Dane Hills & Western Park | E02002846 | 
| Travel to work area | Leicester | E30000230 | 
| Average property price in Leicester | £280,147 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.9% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2022 | £250,000 | 
| 7 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester | Terraced (freehold) | May 2021 | £220,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2019 | £195,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | May 2015 | £152,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2014 | £145,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2000 | £40,000 | |
| 2 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2017 | £130,000 | 
| 8 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2015 | £172,600 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2015 | £165,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2005 | £155,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 1999 | £59,000 | |
| 4 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester | Detached (freehold) | Dec 1995 | £35,500 | 
| 3 Melcroft Avenue, Leicester | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 1995 | £42,000 |