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LE3 0LB

Westcotes · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Westcotes
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 0LD 40 m
LE3 0JB 70 m
LE3 0FH 84 m
LE3 0JR 85 m
LE3 0FF 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 0LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 0
Latitude
52.627843
Longitude
-1.157178
British National Grid easting
457,145
British National Grid northing
303,674

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
E00069524
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 023G · E01013784
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 023 · E02002849

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Sykefield Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0LB 30 April 2026 £235,000
18, Sykefield Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0LB 31 March 2026 £240,000
16, Sykefield Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0LB 27 February 2026 £65,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
122
Primary
75
Secondary
16

  1. Cherryleas Assessment Centre

    Miscellaneous

    258 m

  2. Shaftesbury Junior School

    Community school

    472 m

  3. Imperial Avenue Infant School

    Community school

    515 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,093
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,299
  • Public order 1,066
  • Anti social behaviour 861
  • Criminal damage and arson 832
  • Other theft 711

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

21 female, 27 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE3 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

51

within 5 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    410 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    417 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    417 m

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    458 m

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    460 m

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    587 m

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    913 m

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    1.0 km

  • 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

    1.3 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.7 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    1.8 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    1.8 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    1.8 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.9 km

  • AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 HALL LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 8SF

    ODS code C82092

    2.5 km

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH)

    340 AIKMAN AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 9PW

    ODS code C82610

    2.5 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    2.6 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    2.6 km

  • ST PETER'S MED CENTRE (MANSINGH & MEHRA)

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 51 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Beaconsfield Road

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Ashleigh Road

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Westcotes Drive

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Westcotes Drive

    BCT · West End

    0.2 miles

  • Canterbury Terrace

    BCT · Leicester

    0.3 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £237,500 from 4 recorded sales in LE3 0LB. 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

Published establishments

122 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 16 secondary schools. Cherryleas Assessment Centre is the nearest published school at 258 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

9,093 published events cover 12 months, averaging 757.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,299 events.

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