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LE3 5FX

Abbey · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Leicester
Ward
Abbey
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 5FW 60 m
LE3 5BW 79 m
LE3 5FU 85 m
LE3 5FY 93 m
LE3 5BZ 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 5FX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 5
Latitude
52.640247
Longitude
-1.143093
British National Grid easting
458,082
British National Grid northing
305,065

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Abbey · E05010458
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester West · E14001328
Output area
E00169497
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 008G · E01034011
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 008 · E02002834

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Ervins Court, Leicester, LE3 5FX 3 May 2024 £429,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
131
Primary
81
Secondary
16

  1. Slater Primary School

    Community school

    192 m

  2. Castle Mead Academy

    Free schools

    441 m

  3. Fosse Mead Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    529 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,956
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,186
  • Public order 2,057
  • Shoplifting 1,832
  • Anti social behaviour 1,323
  • Other theft 1,288

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

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

53

within 5 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    573 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    573 m

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    677 m

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    727 m

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.0 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.2 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.3 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.3 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.4 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.4 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.4 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.7 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.7 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.8 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    1.8 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.9 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    1.9 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    1.9 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    1.9 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 53 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

  • Soar Lane

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Slater Street

    BCT · Frog Island

    0.1 miles

  • Soar Lane

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

  • Slater Street

    BCT · Frog Island

    0.1 miles

  • The New Joiners

    BCT · Frog Island

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 008G, 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

7,415 of 33,755

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

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 £429,995 from 1 recorded sale in LE3 5FX. 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

131 open schools are in scope, including 81 primary and 16 secondary schools. Slater Primary School is the nearest published school at 192 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

15,956 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,329.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,186 events.

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