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LE3 1UX

Western · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1UE 139 m
LE3 1UW 208 m
LE3 1BY 248 m
LE3 1UT 269 m
LE3 1UY 300 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 1UX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 1
Latitude
52.630775
Longitude
-1.202763
British National Grid easting
454,056
British National Grid northing
303,965

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
E00069264
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 020A · E01013729
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
57
Primary
38
Secondary
10

  1. Fossebrook Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    824 m

  2. Braunstone Frith Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. Braunstone Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,372
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 967
  • Criminal damage and arson 293
  • Anti social behaviour 243
  • Public order 213
  • Vehicle crime 138

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.

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

30

within 5 km

  • OAKMEADOW SURGERY (GJ INGRAMS)

    87 TATLOW ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8NF

    ODS code C82008

    1.1 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    1.3 km

  • LLR SAS PROVIDER

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

    ODS code Y03584

    2.1 km

  • FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

    WARREN LANE, LEICESTER FOREST EAST, LEICESTER, LE3 3LW

    ODS code C82066

    2.1 km

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH)

    340 AIKMAN AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 9PW

    ODS code C82610

    2.5 km

  • THE GLENFIELD SURGERY

    111 STATION ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8GS

    ODS code C82056

    2.8 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    3.1 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    23 KINGSWAY, LEICESTER, LE3 2JN

    ODS code C82039

    3.3 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    3.3 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    3.4 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    3.4 km

  • RATBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A DESFORD LANE, RATBY, LEICESTER, LE6 0LE

    ODS code C82634

    3.5 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    3.5 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    3.5 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    3.5 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    3.7 km

  • GROBY SURGERY

    26 ROOKERY LANE, GROBY, LEICESTER, LE6 0GL

    ODS code C82628

    3.8 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    3.8 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    4.2 km

  • BEAUMONT LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 BAXTERS CLOSE, BEAUMONT LEYS, LEICESTER, LE4 0QR

    ODS code C82094

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Wembley Road

    BCT · New Parks

    0.2 miles

  • Murrayfield Road

    BCT · New Parks

    0.2 miles

  • Meynell's Gorse Park and Ride

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles

  • Sunningdale Road

    BCT · New Parks

    0.2 miles

  • Ryder Road

    BCT · New Parks

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 020A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,514 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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
2
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

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 10 secondary schools. Fossebrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 824 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,372 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 967 events.

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