LE4 5GL

Belgrave · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leicester
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE4 5HN 25 m
LE4 5GP 30 m
LE4 5HF 51 m
LE4 5HJ 51 m
LE4 5HG 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 5GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 5
Latitude
52.648255
Longitude
-1.125450
British National Grid easting
459,265
British National Grid northing
305,970

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Belgrave · E05010461
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester East · E14001326
Output area
E00069227
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 010E · E01013719
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 010 · E02002836

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Kensington Street, Leicester, LE4 5GL 26 March 2025 £275,000
26, Kensington Street, Leicester, LE4 5GL 21 February 2025 £205,000
34, Kensington Street, Leicester, LE4 5GL 18 October 2024 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
139
Primary
83
Secondary
19
  1. Catherine Junior School

    Community school

    386 m
  2. Abbey Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    486 m
  3. Catherine Infant School

    Community school

    618 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,261
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,897
  • Shoplifting 1,437
  • Public order 1,098
  • Anti social behaviour 906
  • Other theft 675

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
117

61 female, 56 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
3.4
LE4 5 residents
12,338

Age bands in LE4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

2,130 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

1,623 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.8%

3,786 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

3,028 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

1,711 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE4 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

51

within 5 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    227 m

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    227 m

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    742 m

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    910 m

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    1.4 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    1.4 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    1.4 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    1.4 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    1.4 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    1.5 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.6 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.8 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    1.8 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    1.9 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    2.0 km

  • SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82080

    2.0 km

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

    SPARKENHOE STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0TA

    ODS code C82660

    2.0 km

  • HIGHFIELDS SURGERY (R WADHWA)

    25 SEVERN STREET, LEICESTER, LE2 0NN

    ODS code C82116

    2.1 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

    264-266 EAST PARK ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 5FD

    ODS code C82037

    2.2 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 51 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Donaldson Road

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Brandon Street

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Dysart Way

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Abbey Park Street

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.2 miles
  • Law Street

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 010E, 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

6,558 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

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
7
Medium risk addresses
11
Low risk addresses
19
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £259,000 from 4 recorded sales in LE4 5GL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Leicester is £228,618 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

139 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 19 secondary schools. Catherine Junior School is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

9,261 published events cover 12 months, averaging 771.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,897 events.

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