LE4 5QS

Abbey · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Abbey
Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE4 5QT 37 m
LE4 5NZ 66 m
LE4 0DB 85 m
LE4 0DS 111 m
LE4 5QU 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 5QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2001
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 5
Latitude
52.655584
Longitude
-1.135623
British National Grid easting
458,567
British National Grid northing
306,777

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Electoral ward
Abbey · E05010458
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester West · E14001328
Output area
E00068661
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 003F · E01013605
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 003 · E02002829

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
123
Primary
77
Secondary
16
  1. Wolsey House Primary School

    Community school

    420 m
  2. Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    757 m
  3. Abbey Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    832 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,424
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,646
  • Anti social behaviour 605
  • Public order 434
  • Criminal damage and arson 393
  • Other theft 274

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

49

within 5 km straight-line

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    509 m

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    1.2 km

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    1.2 km

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    1.2 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-BEAUMONT LEYS

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

    ODS code C82624

    1.4 km

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    1.6 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    1.6 km

  • BEAUMONT LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82094

    1.7 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    2.0 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    2.0 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    2.3 km

  • FOSSE MEDICAL CENTRE (DR H MUKADAM)

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

    ODS code C82086

    2.4 km

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    2.4 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    2.4 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    2.4 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    2.5 km

  • BIRSTALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WHILES LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 4EE

    ODS code C82091

    2.7 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    2.7 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3JF

    ODS code C82003

    2.8 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 49 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Chale Road

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Chale Road

    BCT · Leicester

    0.1 miles
  • Abbey Lane

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Abbey Lane

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Corporation Road

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 003F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,776 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

123 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 16 secondary schools. Wolsey House Primary School is the nearest published school at 420 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,424 published events cover 12 months, averaging 368.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,646 events.

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