LE4 4WE

Birstall East & Wanlip · Charnwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE4 4NF 58 m
LE4 4ND 77 m
LE4 4NG 91 m
LE4 4LD 134 m
LE4 4LE 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 4WE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2003
Terminated
1 June 2004
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 4
Latitude
52.680698
Longitude
-1.125187
British National Grid easting
459,239
British National Grid northing
309,579

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
E00130326
Lower layer super output area
Charnwood 020C · E01025684
Middle layer super output area
Charnwood 020 · E02005364

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
52
Secondary
10
  1. Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre

    Academy converter

    517 m
  2. Riverside Community Primary School Birstall

    Academy converter

    570 m
  3. ALP Leicester

    Other independent special school

    654 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
865
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 279
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Public order 76
  • Vehicle crime 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE4 4 residents
6,670

Age bands in LE4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,048 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

663 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

1,547 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

1,862 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

1,547 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

25

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    227 m

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    768 m

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    1.7 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    2.4 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SILVERDALE DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8NN

    ODS code C82627

    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

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    3.0 km

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    3.1 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    3.3 km

  • BEAUMONT LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82094

    3.5 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    3.6 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    3.6 km

  • THE ANSTEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82032

    4.3 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    4.4 km

  • THE COUNTY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82042

    4.4 km

  • THE JUBILEE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82078

    4.4 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

    MERLYN VAZ H&S CARE CTR, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code Y02469

    4.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MERLYN VAZ CENTRE, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code C82642

    4.5 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

    MERLYN VAZ HEALTH CENTRE, 1 SPINNEY HILL ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3GH

    ODS code C82667

    4.5 km

  • CHARNWOOD SURGERY

    39 LINKFIELD ROAD, MOUNTSORREL, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 7DJ

    ODS code C82097

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • The Wayne Way

    BCT · Birstall

    0.0 miles
  • Greengate Lane

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles
  • The Wayne Way

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles
  • Poplar Avenue

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles
  • Broadgate Close

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Charnwood 020C, 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

24,081 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

72 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 10 secondary schools. Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre is the nearest published school at 517 m.

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

Recorded crime

865 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 279 events.

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