LE3 9AW

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE3 9ED 28 m
LE4 0FS 55 m
LE3 9AR 60 m
LE3 9AY 85 m
LE3 5EQ 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 9AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 9
Latitude
52.644209
Longitude
-1.150139
British National Grid easting
457,600
British National Grid northing
305,500

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
E00069076
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 016A · E01013681
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
126
Primary
79
Secondary
17
  1. Fosse Mead Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    145 m
  2. Brook Mead Academy

    Free schools

    384 m
  3. Slater Primary School

    Community school

    557 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,508
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,458
  • Public order 1,270
  • Shoplifting 1,250
  • Criminal damage and arson 870
  • Anti social behaviour 858

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE3 9 residents
18,147

Age bands in LE3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.1%

4,170 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.1%

2,274 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

4,938 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.3%

4,030 residents

Age 65 and over
11%

1,909 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

52

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    28 m

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    844 m

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    1.2 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    1.2 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    1.4 km

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    1.4 km

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    1.5 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.7 km

  • BEAUMONT LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82094

    1.7 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    1.7 km

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    1.7 km

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    1.8 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.8 km

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH)

    340 AIKMAN AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 9PW

    ODS code C82610

    1.8 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.9 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.9 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-BEAUMONT LEYS

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

    ODS code C82624

    2.0 km

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    2.2 km

  • WALNUT ST MED CTR

    110 WALNUT STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 7LE

    ODS code C82662

    2.3 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 52 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Fosse Road Corner

    BCT · Leicester

    0.0 miles
  • Central Road

    BCT · Newfoundpool

    0.1 miles
  • Medina Road

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Totland Road

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Medina Road

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 016A, 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

3,970 of 33,755

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

126 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 17 secondary schools. Fosse Mead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 145 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,508 published events cover 12 months, averaging 875.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,458 events.

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