LE4 3PD

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 3NW 91 m
LE4 3PB 100 m
LE4 3GS 105 m
LE4 3NX 113 m
LE4 3EY 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 3PD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 3
Latitude
52.685600
Longitude
-1.135371
British National Grid easting
458,544
British National Grid northing
310,116

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
E00178596
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 019E · E01034006
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 019 · E02005363

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Payne Drive, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3PD 10 March 2016 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
40
Secondary
10
  1. Hallam Fields, Birstall

    Free schools

    205 m
  2. Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre

    Academy converter

    660 m
  3. ALP Leicester

    Other independent special school

    996 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
859
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 298
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Public order 80
  • Vehicle crime 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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% 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

    726 m

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    1.6 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    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

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    3.3 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    3.3 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    3.4 km

  • BEAUMONT LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82094

    3.5 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

  • CHARNWOOD SURGERY

    39 LINKFIELD ROAD, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7DJ

    ODS code C82097

    4.0 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    4.1 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    4.3 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    4.3 km

  • ALPINE HOUSE SURGERY

    86 ROTHLEY ROAD, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7JU

    ODS code C82095

    4.4 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    4.7 km

  • THE COUNTY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82042

    4.8 km

  • THE JUBILEE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82078

    4.8 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

    0.1 miles
  • Westgate Avenue

    BCT · Birstall

    0.2 miles
  • Denegate Avenue

    BCT · Birstall

    0.2 miles
  • Queensgate Drive

    BCT · Birstall

    0.3 miles
  • Sandgate Avenue

    BCT · Birstall

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 019E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,171 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 10 secondary schools. Hallam Fields, Birstall is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

859 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 298 events.

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