LE4 3GS

Birstall West · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE4 3GN 41 m
LE4 3PB 78 m
LE4 3NT 86 m
LE4 3PD 105 m
LE4 3LL 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 3GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 3
Latitude
52.684901
Longitude
-1.134334
British National Grid easting
458,615
British National Grid northing
310,039

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Charnwood · E07000130
Parish or community
E04012882
Westminster constituency
Mid Leicestershire · E14001364
Output area
E00130297
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 019B · E01025680
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 019 · E02005363

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
137, Harrowgate Drive, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3GS 26 September 2025 £303,000
119, Harrowgate Drive, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3GS 3 October 2022 £420,000
143, Harrowgate Drive, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3GS 11 July 2019 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
41
Secondary
10
  1. Hallam Fields, Birstall

    Free schools

    309 m
  2. Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre

    Academy converter

    568 m
  3. ALP Leicester

    Other independent special school

    932 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
884
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 306
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 88
  • Public order 82
  • Vehicle crime 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

26 female, 23 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.3
LE4 3 residents
7,477

Age bands in LE4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,331 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

730 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

2,066 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

1,811 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

1,358 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE4 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    621 m

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    1.5 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    573A MELTON ROAD, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8EA

    ODS code C82678

    2.5 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-BEAUMONT LEYS

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

    ODS code C82624

    2.8 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

    RUSHEY MEAD HEALTH CENTRE, 8 LOCKERBIE WALK, LEICESTER, LE4 7ZX

    ODS code C82680

    3.2 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    3.2 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    3.3 km

  • BEAUMONT LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82094

    3.4 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    3.7 km

  • THE ANSTEY SURGERY

    21A THE NOOK, ANSTEY, LEICESTER, LE7 7AZ

    ODS code C82032

    3.8 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    4.0 km

  • CHARNWOOD SURGERY

    39 LINKFIELD ROAD, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7DJ

    ODS code C82097

    4.1 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    4.2 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    4.2 km

  • ALPINE HOUSE SURGERY

    86 ROTHLEY ROAD, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7JU

    ODS code C82095

    4.5 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    4.6 km

  • THE COUNTY PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, MELTON ROAD, SYSTON, LEICESTER, LE7 2EQ

    ODS code C82042

    4.7 km

  • THE JUBILEE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SYSTON HEALTH CENTRE, 1330 MELTON ROAD, SYSTON, LEICESTER, LE7 2EQ

    ODS code C82078

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Highgate Avenue

    BCT · Birstall

    0.0 miles
  • Denegate Avenue

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles
  • Westgate Avenue

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles
  • Queensgate Drive

    BCT · Birstall

    0.2 miles
  • Sandgate Avenue

    BCT · Birstall

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 019B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,641 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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

Property market

The five-year median is £361,500 from 2 recorded sales in LE4 3GS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Charnwood is £276,865 in June 2026, up 3.8% year on year.

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 10 secondary schools. Hallam Fields, Birstall is the nearest published school at 309 m.

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

Recorded crime

884 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 306 events.

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