LE3 5BB

Fosse · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Fosse
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 5QS 58 m
LE3 5DT 74 m
LE3 5DW 74 m
LE3 5DX 74 m
LE3 5DY 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 5BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 5
Latitude
52.635177
Longitude
-1.144403
British National Grid easting
458,000
British National Grid northing
304,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Fosse · E05010466
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester West · E14001328
Output area
E00169508
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 016D · E01013684
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 016 · E02002842

Postcode source versions

Explore LE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
129
Primary
81
Secondary
16
  1. Castle Mead Academy

    Free schools

    182 m
  2. King Richard III Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    444 m
  3. De Montfort University

    Higher education institutions

    505 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,075
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,538
  • Public order 2,169
  • Shoplifting 1,930
  • Other theft 1,397
  • Anti social behaviour 1,357

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE3 5 residents
7,557

Age bands in LE3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,572 residents

Age 15 to 24
20.8%

1,827 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.2%

3,350 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.6%

1,548 residents

Age 65 and over
5.5%

481 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

53

within 5 km straight-line

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    552 m

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    610 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    610 m

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    753 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    763 m

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    781 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    801 m

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    828 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    862 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    862 m

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.1 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.2 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.4 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.8 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.8 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.8 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    1.9 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    2.0 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

    BELGRAVE HEALTH CENTRE, 52 BRANDON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6AW

    ODS code C82671

    2.1 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

    BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE, 52 BRANDON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6AW

    ODS code C82107

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 53 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • West Bridge

    BCT · West Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • West Bridge

    BCT · West Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Tudor Road

    BCT · West Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • St Nicholas Circle

    BCT · Leicester

    0.2 miles
  • Tudor Road

    BCT · West Bridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 016D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,402 of 33,755

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

129 open schools are in scope, including 81 primary and 16 secondary schools. Castle Mead Academy is the nearest published school at 182 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,075 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,422.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,538 events.

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