LE3 0HG

Westcotes · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 0FZ 63 m
LE3 0FB 71 m
LE3 1AY 81 m
LE3 0FN 91 m
LE3 1AW 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 0HG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 0
Latitude
52.625477
Longitude
-1.156898
British National Grid easting
457,167
British National Grid northing
303,411

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Westcotes · E05010476
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester West · E14001328
Output area
E00069526
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 023G · E01013784
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 023 · E02002849

Postcode source versions

Explore LE3

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Westleigh Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0HG 9 January 2026 £435,000
16, Westleigh Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0HG 3 March 2023 £385,000
18, Westleigh Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0HG 5 June 2015 £217,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
121
Primary
76
Secondary
14
  1. Fullhurst Community College

    Foundation school

    355 m
  2. Imperial Avenue Infant School

    Community school

    367 m
  3. Cherryleas Assessment Centre

    Miscellaneous

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
8,323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,036
  • Public order 967
  • Anti social behaviour 792
  • Criminal damage and arson 759
  • Other theft 619

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

30 female, 27 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.9
LE3 0 residents
13,766

Age bands in LE3 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

1,916 residents

Age 15 to 24
29.4%

4,137 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.9%

4,637 residents

Age 45 to 64
15.9%

2,244 residents

Age 65 and over
8.2%

1,154 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE3 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

50

within 5 km straight-line

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    259 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    523 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    523 m

  • DR U K ROY

    FOSSE FAMILY PRACTICE, 16 FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0QD

    ODS code C82114

    624 m

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    641 m

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

    MERRIDALE MEDCIAL CENTRE, 5 FULLHURST AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 1BL

    ODS code C82073

    665 m

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    691 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

    STUDENT HEALTH CENTRE, 100 MILL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 7HX

    ODS code C82020

    1.1 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.2 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

    FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE, 334 FOSSE ROAD NORTH, LEICESTER, LE3 5RR

    ODS code C82086

    1.3 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

    29-31 BOWLING GREEN STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 6AS

    ODS code Y02686

    1.8 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    1.9 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code C82670

    1.9 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

    CHARLES BERRY HOUSE, 45 EAST BOND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 4SX

    ODS code Y00344

    1.9 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    2.1 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    2.2 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    2.5 km

  • THE SURGERY @ AYLESTONE

    672 AYLESTONE ROAD, FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE2 8PR

    ODS code C82669

    2.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.6 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

    ST. PETERS HEALTH CENTRE, SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82659

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 50 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ashleigh Road

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles
  • Beaconsfield Road

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles
  • Imperial Avenue

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Fosse Road South

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles
  • Canterbury Terrace

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 023G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,718 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £410,000 from 2 recorded sales in LE3 0HG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Leicester is £228,618 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

121 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 14 secondary schools. Fullhurst Community College is the nearest published school at 355 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

8,323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 693.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,036 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.