LE4 6LZ

Rushey Mead · Leicester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE4 6NF 60 m
LE4 6NZ 65 m
LE4 6NH 66 m
LE4 6LA 78 m
LE4 5DL 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE4 6LZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE4
Postcode sector
LE4 6
Latitude
52.652971
Longitude
-1.118925
British National Grid easting
459,700
British National Grid northing
306,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Leicester · E06000016
Parish or community
E43000015
Westminster constituency
Leicester East · E14001326
Output area
E00068788
Lower layer super output area
Leicester 007B · E01013626
Middle layer super output area
Leicester 007 · E02002833

Postcode source versions

Explore LE4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
79
Secondary
19
  1. Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    318 m
  2. Darul Uloom Leicester

    Other independent school

    331 m
  3. Abbey Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    371 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,518
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,846
  • Anti social behaviour 627
  • Public order 457
  • Criminal damage and arson 365
  • Other theft 291

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LE4 6 residents
17,638

Age bands in LE4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

3,096 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.6%

2,368 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

5,007 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

4,582 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

2,423 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

47

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROADHURST STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 BROADHURST STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NF

    ODS code C82651

    60 m

  • DR B MODI

    122 CANON STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 6NL

    ODS code C82084

    418 m

  • BRANDON SURGERY DR R KAPUR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code C82671

    588 m

  • COSSINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C82107

    588 m

  • HERON GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02469

    1.5 km

  • HIGHFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82642

    1.5 km

  • THE CHARNWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C82667

    1.5 km

  • SPIRIT PRIMARY CARE LTD-RUSHEY MEAD

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

    ODS code C82680

    1.5 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    122 PARKER DRIVE, LEICESTER, LE4 0JF

    ODS code C82018

    1.7 km

  • SPINNEY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 3HX

    ODS code C82024

    1.9 km

  • EAST LEICESTER MED PRACT(S LONGWORTH)

    131 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4BP

    ODS code C82063

    2.0 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code C82670

    2.1 km

  • LEICESTER CITY ASSIST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00344

    2.1 km

  • HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (IP JONES)

    HUMBERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE, 150 WYCOMBE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 0PR

    ODS code C82033

    2.2 km

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ZS OSAMA)

    MOAT CENTRE, MELBOURNE ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU

    ODS code C82643

    2.3 km

  • GROBY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (ID PATCHETT)

    9 GROBY ROAD, LEICESTER, LE3 9ED

    ODS code C82005

    2.3 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (RP PANDYA)

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

    ODS code C82037

    2.4 km

  • THURMASTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C82678

    2.4 km

  • BOWLING GREEN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02686

    2.4 km

  • DR R KAPUR & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code C82659

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 47 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lexham Street

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.0 miles
  • Lexham Street

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Doncaster Road

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Arbour Road

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles
  • Doncaster Road

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leicester 007B, 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

5,137 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

132 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 19 secondary schools. Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,518 published events cover 12 months, averaging 376.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,846 events.

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