| Postcode | LE7 9BN | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Leicester | 
| Nearest station | Leicester (5 km) | 
| Bus stops | Rose Acre Close (N) Somerby Road (S) Cranbrook Road (W) Granbrook Road (W) Cranbrook Road (E) Scraptoft Rise (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 34 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 3 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 7 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 8 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 9 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 10 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 11 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 12 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 17 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 18 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 19 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 20 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 21 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 22 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 23 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 24 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 25 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 26 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 28 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 29 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 30 Orchard Close, Scraptoft 31 Orchard Close, Scraptoft | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 52.639426 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.047331 | |
| Easting | 464564 | |
| Northing | 305057 | |
| Grid reference | SK645050 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 632126 5833950 | |
| what3words | gather.rarely.cases | |
| FixPhrase | crock mace skyline uncurled | |
| Plus code | 9C4WJXQ3+Q3 | |
| Altitude | 97 metres (318 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:37 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 78.6 KMs (48.9 miles) | 
| Parish | Scraptoft | E04005465 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Thurnby & Houghton | E05011981 | 
| Local Authority District | Harborough | E07000131 | 
| County Electoral Division | Launde | E58000856 | 
| Local Authority | Leicestershire | E10000018 | 
| County | Leicestershire | E10000018 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Rutland and Stamford | E14001458 | 
| MP | Alicia Kearns | Conservative | 
| Police force | Leicestershire | |
| Water company | Severn Trent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Leicestershire CC and Rutland | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | April 2009 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 16 | |
| 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) | E00165825 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Harborough 011F | E01035093 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Harborough 011D | E01032598 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft | E02006816 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Houghton, Thurby & Scraptoft | E02006816 | 
| Travel to work area | Leicester | E30000230 | 
| Average property price in Leicester | £280,147 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.9% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Orchard Close, Scraptoft | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2024 | £300,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2019 | £230,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2010 | £220,000 | |
| 12 Orchard Close, Scraptoft | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2024 | £790,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2011 | £500,000 | |
| 9 Orchard Close, Scraptoft | Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2024 | £264,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | May 2010 | £190,000 | |
| 29 Orchard Close, Scraptoft | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2016 | £184,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2014 | £167,000 | |
| New build terraced (freehold) | May 2012 | £151,950 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2002 | £220,000 | |
| 23 Orchard Close, Scraptoft | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2016 | £192,500 | 
| New build terraced (freehold) | Apr 2010 | £190,000 | |
| 18 Orchard Close, Scraptoft | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2015 | £245,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2010 | £220,000 | |
| 10 Orchard Close, Scraptoft | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2015 | £190,000 | 
| New build terraced (freehold) | Dec 2011 | £190,000 | |
| 24 Orchard Close, Scraptoft | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2015 | £190,000 | 
| New build terraced (freehold) | Dec 2011 | £184,950 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2007 | £800,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 1996 | £101,500 | |
| 28 Orchard Close, Scraptoft | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2014 | £167,000 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2011 | £168,000 | |
| 3 Orchard Close, Scraptoft | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2013 | £140,000 |