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LE3 1HB

Western · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Western
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 1LX 234 m
LE3 0WA 253 m
LE3 1LY 258 m
LE3 1LZ 288 m
LE3 1PA 291 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 1HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 1
Latitude
52.632711
Longitude
-1.176959
British National Grid easting
455,800
British National Grid northing
304,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Western · E05010477
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester West · E14001328
Output area
E00069540
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 020D · E01013785
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 020 · E02002846

Postcode source versions

Explore LE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
99
Primary
64
Secondary
12

  1. Queensmead Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    274 m

  2. Braunstone Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    603 m

  3. West Gate School

    Foundation special school

    700 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,382
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,808
  • Criminal damage and arson 593
  • Anti social behaviour 464
  • Public order 385
  • Other theft 228

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE3 1 residents
15,671

Age bands in LE3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.9%

3,855 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.3%

2,311 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

4,436 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.5%

3,795 residents

Age 65 and over
10.8%

1,749 residents

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.

GP practices

47

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    510 m

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH)

    340 AIKMAN AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 9PW

    ODS code C82610

    1.6 km

  • OAKMEADOW SURGERY (GJ INGRAMS)

    87 TATLOW ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8NF

    ODS code C82008

    1.6 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.6 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.6 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    1.7 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.8 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.8 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    1.8 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.8 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    2.0 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    2.2 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    2.5 km

  • LLR SAS PROVIDER

    SPECIAL ALLOCATION, PO BOX 11058, LEICESTER, LE1 8FL

    ODS code Y03584

    2.5 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    2.7 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    2.8 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    2.8 km

  • THE GLENFIELD SURGERY

    111 STATION ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8GS

    ODS code C82056

    2.8 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    3.0 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 47 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Winstanley Drive

    BCT · Braunstone

    0.1 miles

  • Braunstone Leisure Centre

    BCT · Braunstone

    0.1 miles

  • Winstanley Drive

    BCT · Braunstone

    0.1 miles

  • Braunstone Leisure Centre

    BCT · Braunstone

    0.1 miles

  • Winstanley Drive

    BCT · Braunstone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 020D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,995 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

99 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 12 secondary schools. Queensmead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,382 published events cover 12 months, averaging 365.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,808 events.

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