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LE3 5RH

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 5RG 29 m
LE3 5RD 52 m
LE3 5RJ 79 m
LE3 5RW 81 m
LE3 5SF 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 5RH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 5
Latitude
52.635715
Longitude
-1.150363
British National Grid easting
457,596
British National Grid northing
304,555

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
E00069090
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 016D · E01013684
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 016 · E02002842

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
126
Primary
77
Secondary
16

  1. Castle Mead Academy

    Free schools

    332 m

  2. King Richard III Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    419 m

  3. Shaftesbury Junior School

    Community school

    711 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,062
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,297
  • Public order 2,028
  • Shoplifting 1,715
  • Other theft 1,296
  • Anti social behaviour 1,287

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE3 5 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

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    165 m

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    532 m

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    600 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    792 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    792 m

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    849 m

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    960 m

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    981 m

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    981 m

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.0 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.2 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.3 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    1.5 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    1.9 km

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH)

    340 AIKMAN AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 9PW

    ODS code C82610

    2.2 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    2.2 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    2.2 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    2.2 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.3 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    2.3 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

  • Noble Street

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Noble Street

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Flora Street

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Flora Street

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Kate Street

    BCT · West End

    0.1 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.

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.

Schools

Published establishments

126 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 16 secondary schools. Castle Mead Academy is the nearest published school at 332 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

16,062 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,338.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,297 events.

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