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LE3 6EA

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 6DA 66 m
LE3 6DF 67 m
LE3 6EB 86 m
LE3 6DB 117 m
LE3 6ED 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 6EA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 6
Latitude
52.637123
Longitude
-1.165054
British National Grid easting
456,600
British National Grid northing
304,700

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
E00069516
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 020B · E01013780
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
117
Primary
74
Secondary
16

  1. Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    136 m

  2. West Gate School

    Foundation special school

    381 m

  3. Dovelands Primary School

    Community school

    466 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,953
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,210
  • Criminal damage and arson 722
  • Anti social behaviour 617
  • Public order 563
  • Other theft 403

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE3 6 residents
12,937

Age bands in LE3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.4%

2,646 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.6%

1,764 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

3,675 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

3,152 residents

Age 65 and over
13.4%

1,746 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

48

within 5 km straight-line

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    875 m

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.0 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.1 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.3 km

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH)

    340 AIKMAN AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 9PW

    ODS code C82610

    1.3 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.3 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.3 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    1.4 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.5 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.6 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.9 km

  • MERRIDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (RP TEW)

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

    ODS code C82073

    2.0 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    2.0 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    2.0 km

  • OAKMEADOW SURGERY (GJ INGRAMS)

    87 TATLOW ROAD, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8NF

    ODS code C82008

    2.2 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    2.2 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    2.3 km

  • BEAUMONT LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82094

    2.4 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    2.6 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-BEAUMONT LEYS

    BEAUMONT LEYS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 LITTLE WOOD CLOSE, LEICESTER, LE4 0UZ

    ODS code C82624

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 48 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ambrose Close

    BCT · Dane Hills

    0.0 miles

  • Ambrose Close

    BCT · Dane Hills

    0.0 miles

  • Christ The King School

    BCT · Dane Hills

    0.1 miles

  • Crawford Road

    BCT · Dane Hills

    0.1 miles

  • Crawford Road

    BCT · Dane Hills

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 020B, 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

24,080 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

117 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 16 secondary schools. Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 136 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,953 published events cover 12 months, averaging 496.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,210 events.

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