LE3 9DG

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 5RT 42 m
LE3 6AT 58 m
LE3 5AJ 74 m
LE3 5RS 78 m
LE3 9DE 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE3 9DG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE3
Postcode sector
LE3 9
Latitude
52.635241
Longitude
-1.153268
British National Grid easting
457,400
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
E00069518
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 023E · E01013781
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 023 · E02002849

Postcode source versions

Explore LE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
125
Primary
76
Secondary
16
  1. King Richard III Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    471 m
  2. Castle Mead Academy

    Free schools

    535 m
  3. Cherryleas Assessment Centre

    Miscellaneous

    652 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,329
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,786
  • Public order 1,856
  • Shoplifting 1,588
  • Other theft 1,165
  • Anti social behaviour 1,133

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

51

within 5 km straight-line

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    182 m

  • WESTEND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOSSE ROAD SOUTH, LEICESTER, LE3 0LP

    ODS code C82639

    433 m

  • DR U K ROY

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

    ODS code C82114

    517 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (ONE)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82059

    752 m

  • WESTCOTES GP SURGERY (TWO)

    2 WESTCOTES DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE3 0QR

    ODS code C82653

    752 m

  • DR S SHAFI

    5 BRITON STREET, LEICESTER, LE3 0AA

    ODS code C82620

    850 m

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.0 km

  • DE MONTFORT SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82020

    1.1 km

  • 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

  • NARBOROUGH ROAD SURGERY

    193 NARBOROUGH ROAD, NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER, LE3 0PE

    ODS code C82119

    1.2 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.4 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

    1.8 km

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (B HAINSWORTH)

    340 AIKMAN AVENUE, LEICESTER, LE3 9PW

    ODS code C82610

    2.0 km

  • HOCKLEY FARM MED PRACT (A NANA)

    39 HOCKLEY FARM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 1HN

    ODS code C82053

    2.1 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    2.4 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    2.4 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    2.4 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 51 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Noble Street

    BCT · West End

    0.0 miles
  • St Paul's Church

    BCT · West End

    0.0 miles
  • Noble Street

    BCT · West End

    0.0 miles
  • Flora Street

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles
  • Muriel Road

    BCT · Western Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 023E, 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

3,759 of 33,755

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

125 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 16 secondary schools. King Richard III Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 471 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,329 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,194.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,786 events.

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